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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ now has law to help families of fallen police officers. They answered ‘the call to protect and serve’
Under a steady drizzle by a memorial to fallen police officers, Gov. Ned Lamont on...
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Most of the 2,000 bills ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ lawmakers proposed in 2024 failed. Here are the highlights
Among the proposed laws that failed when the session ended Wednesday, were bills on climate...
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Housing, education, paid sick days, police and more: Bills that passed in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥’s 2024 legislative session
Hundreds of bills came before Connecticut lawmakers in the 2024 session on dozens of subjects...
Democrats nominate a ‘joyful’ Chris Murphy to third term
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy accepted an uncontested Democratic nomination for a third term Saturday, celebrating...
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ lawmakers take no action on climate change – again
In the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ session that just ended, aside from some slight expansions for solar power...
How one sentence relaxed ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ school construction bidding rules
Connecticut lawmakers passed a measure in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session that...
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Lamont, Black and Puerto Rican Caucus make deal on ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ prison watchdog hiring
Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus will proceed with an...
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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ lawmakers criticize OHS for ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ health care reform bill failure
Legislative leaders took aim at the state’s Office of Health Strategy as the midnight session...
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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ $4.4B bond bill includes 7-year building program for UConn, 10-year plan to address ‘concentrated poverty’
The state Senate overwhelmingly gave final approval Wednesday to a measure that would boost planned...
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Lamont expected to veto controversial bill for striking workers; Republicans call bill ‘trickery’ and ‘absurd’
In a huge win for labor advocates, a proposal to compensate striking workers for lost...