Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who steadied the state after scandals that caused the resignation of Gov. John G. Rowland, died Wednesday in Florida at age 78. Rell died in a hospital after a brief illness,

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell died on Wednesday after a brief illness, according to her family. They said she died at a Florida hospital. She was 78 years old.  Gov. Ned Lamont is calling for U.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who became the state's second female governor when John Rowland resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78. Rell died Wednesday following a brief illness at a Florida hospital, her family said in a statement released Thursday morning. Her husband died of cancer in 2014.