Republican lawmakers aim to reform the state’s Trust Act, to broaden Connecticut police’s ability to communicate with federal immigration officers.

CT would receive around $64M, Attorney General William Tong said, in a renegotiated settlement that is $1.4B more than a previous deal.

Connecticut, New York and 13 other states have announced a tentative $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, for their role in the opioid crisis.

Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut, tired of delays in sales of three hospitals and bankruptcy of owner, is calling for better financial oversight.

A settlement was reached in principal between Purdue Pharma, the Sackler Family, states, and the victims of the opioid crisis.

The deal, announced Thursday, removes non-consensual releases to the Sackler family, Purdue's founders, which the U.S. Supreme Court had invalidated last year.

Purdue Pharma's earlier settlement plan included a $6 billion contribution from the Sacklers in exchange for immunity from all civil opioid claims.

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who controlled it have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn (£6bn) to settle claims regarding its powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin. The deal represents an increase ...

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee ...

Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction ...