Connecticut House

The Connecticut House has voted to approve a controversial affordable housing bill that stalled last week after Republicans threatened a filibuster.

Democratic leaders in the Connecticut House stalled a vote on a controversial housing bill after it faced a filibuster from Republicans on Thursday.

The Connecticut House approved expanding state regulation of large warehouse distribution centers and how they monitor the productivity and performance of their workers.

The Connecticut House Republican minority wants a say in state budget negotiations.On Thursday they announced a $54.4 billion alternative to the $55.5 billion two-year plan approved by the Democratic majority last week.

Under a bill that cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives, towns that allow more apartments near mass transit would get priority on state infrastructure funds.

A bipartisan bill to protect aging Connecticut residents has won approval in the state House of Representatives. The bill includes a provision that requires more state oversight for home care workers.

House Republicans pitched a budget that boosts education, ends health care for undocumented women and children and trims the state workforce.

A bill waiting for a vote in the Connecticut House would prohibit police officers from stopping motorists who may be in violation of secondary violations like broken headlights, unlit license plates and dark-tinted windows.

The agreement is between the Lamont administration and SEBAC — the State Employee Bargaining Agreement Coalition — that represents 35 labor units across state agencies.

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.