Conn. General Assembly

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont gave his State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature on Wednesday afternoon.

The Connecticut General Assembly will convene for the first day of its 2026 legislative session on Wednesday. Top lawmakers, who also happen to be candidates, are already proposing major legislation.

Connecticut environmental activists have renewed their efforts to ban the sale of miniature alcohol bottles known as “nips” this year.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont will sign a controversial affordable housing bill passed by state lawmakers in a special session last week.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits for about 400,000 Connecticut residents are in jeopardy due to federal budget cuts and the federal government shutdown, according to state officials.

A climate resilience bill passed by Connecticut lawmakers in the 2025 General Assembly could help the state weather cuts to federal disaster-preparedness funding, according to Katie Dykes, commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Universal free breakfast in Connecticut public schools is one of hundreds of proposals that died in this year’s state legislative session.

Connecticut Republican legislative leaders want Gov. Ned Lamont and state Democrats to appoint a bipartisan commission on election integrity. It’s in response to last week’s arrest of four people for alleged election fraud in Bridgeport.

Connecticut environmentalists are disappointed that significant climate change bills failed to win approval before concluding the 2024 state legislative session.

A bill in Connecticut aims to ban hidden service fees in the leisure industry to help residents save money.