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Connecticut lawmakers don’t intend to come back for a special session this year to override Governor Ned Lamont’s vetoes. The governor vetoed five of the 228 bills sent to him in the recent legislative session.
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Deep in the Connecticut budget bill passed by the House of Representatives is a provision that could affect who can run for attorney general in 2026.
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The Connecticut House has approved the state’s toughest gun restrictions since landmark gun laws were enacted following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 10 years ago.
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Wrong-way driver was ‘causative factor’ in fatal head-on car crash took the lives of Connecticut state Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams and Kimede Mustafaj.
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The Connecticut Senate approved a bill that would allow prisoners serving long sentences for crimes they committed before they were 21 to apply for parole. In the House, lawmakers approved stricter regulation of cannabis products outside the state’s official dispensaries.
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The legislation bans the intentional release of helium-filled balloons into the atmosphere. Even a single balloon could earn you a warning from police.
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The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow early voting beginning next year. Connecticut is currently one of only four states that does not have early voting.
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Connecticut House Republicans have offered a state budget plan for the first time since 2017. The plan aligns the GOP with Democratic Governor Ned Lamont in ongoing budget negotiations.
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U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) said almost 100,000 Connecticut residents would lose food insecurity support if the proposed cuts are made.
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A Superior Court judge has ruled incumbent state Representative Jack Hennessy can contest the results of a second hand count, but not the ballots themselves.