Connecticut General Assembly

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont wants state lawmakers to expand an R&D tax credit program for small businesses that invest in innovation.

With four weeks left in Connecticut’s legislative session, health equity advocates are pushing state lawmakers to pass health equity bills, including one that would protect low-income residents from hospital debt.

The majority of Democrats in the Connecticut General Assembly want to spend far more on some of their top priorities than Governor Ned Lamont's February budget proposal.

Connecticut restaurant and hotel owners support a bill that would require money generated from the state’s 1% additional sales tax on meals to be sent back to cities and towns.

An effort by Connecticut lawmakers to expand the state’s vaccine policy has triggered opposition from Republicans and thousands of state residents.

Democrats in Connecticut’s General Assembly used an emergency procedure to advance two bills opposed by Republicans, including one that had passed the House last year but failed in the Senate following filibuster threats.

Opponents of Connecticut’s controversial new affordable housing law challenged a proposed addition to the law at a Housing Committee public hearing on Tuesday.

Connecticut juvenile justice advocates are pushing legislation this year to expand the state’s early parole eligibility for crimes committed as minors to include people up to the age of 25.

Connecticut municipal leaders want Gov. Ned Lamont and state lawmakers to increase public school funding this year and tie future increases to inflation.

Connecticut lawmakers will consider increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates and limiting private equity investment in health care this legislative session.