HARTFORD, Conn., July 8 (UPI) -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill to allow residents to set up living trusts with their pets as the beneficiaries.

HARTFORD, Conn., May 27 (UPI) -- Nine of 14 board members of a Connecticut student loan non-profit have resigned over a dispute on legal indemnity, the state Student Loan Foundation says.

HARTFORD, Conn., April 1 (UPI) -- A Connecticut legislative committee has voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in a groundbreaking move, observers said.

MONTVILLE, Conn., March 9 (UPI) -- Connecticut police say they're investigating whether a driver charged in the death of a college student had been drinking at the nearby Monhegan Sun casino.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland's stepson has died of unspecified causes at a hospital in Waterbury, Conn., a spokesman says.

HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Connecticut Republicans appear to be backing Sen. John McCain as their choice for the GOP presidential nominee in Super Tuesday voting.

FARMINGTON, Conn., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A University of Connecticut construction committee official has accused the university of breaking the law by failing to report unfavorable audit findings.

EAST HAMPTON, Conn., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Former Connecticut Gov. William Atchison O'Neill has died at the age of 77.

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed legislation authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and punish gasoline price gouging.