Connecticut Senate

Connecticut Democratic and Republican legislative leaders are pointing the fingers at each other following several fatal shootings in Hartford last weekend.

The Connecticut Senate's amendment would issue reimbursement and stipends to Stone Academy students left in limbo after the nursing school's closure.

The Senate voted Tuesday night and early Wednesday for final passage of two election measures, one bringing early voting to Connecticut and another that will ask voters by referendum in 2024 to authorize no-excuse absentee voting.

The Connecticut Senate has advanced a voting rights bill that would codify into state law several provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, which bans discrimination in voting and prohibits any city or town from engaging in intimidating, deceptive or obstructive acts that affect a person's right to vote.

All 36 senators voted in favor of the bill, which will allow pharmacists in Connecticut to write prescriptions for emergency and hormonal contraceptives.

The Connecticut Senate advanced a landmark bill intended to protect historically disenfranchised communities from discrimination at the ballot box.

The Connecticut Senate has approved the creation of a Greater Hartford law enforcement task force to crack down on illegal street racing. It comes a day after state police arrested an alleged street racing ringleader in Connecticut.

In Connecticut, the stage is set for final budget negotiations. The Senate Republicans announced their budget proposal on Wednesday and it includes $1.5 billion in tax cuts, the largest in state history.

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.

To commemorate Black Maternal Health Week, some Connecticut lawmakers and advocates are pushing for the final passage of a wide-ranging bill to expand access to birthing facilities.