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Connecticut’s insurance committee failed to approve a single bill by the legislative deadline last week, prompting House Speaker Matt Ritter to resurrect some bills.
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A Connecticut legislative task force is working on proposals that might prevent dam breaches, following last week's concern about the Fitchville Pond Dam after really high water in the Yantic River caused flooding in Bozrah and Norwich.
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The recommendation made by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering to the state’s AI taskforce is that it needs a state-funded, high-powered computer center to keep its educational institutions and businesses relevant in the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence.
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A child advocacy group wants Connecticut lawmakers to increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to improve early childhood education.
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More than 100 Connecticut faith leaders gathered on Wednesday night in Fairfield to advocate for legislative action. Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut, or CONECT, want the Legislature to pass criminal justice reform and funding for education before the session ends.
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A bill that would nearly triple the funding Connecticut towns receive from tribal gaming revenues has moved forward in the state legislature.
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A plan by Connecticut Democrats to reduce prescription drug prices won the approval of a key state legislative committee on Tuesday.
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Connecticut Democrats and Republicans can agree that the state is in a housing crisis, but are struggling to work together to fix it.
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Connecticut Democrats are taking advantage of the state’s current fiscal buoyancy to push a legislative agenda that includes a number of socially liberal programs this year.
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Connecticut state Representative Quentin Williams, D-Middletown, was killed in a wrong-way highway crash early Thursday morning. He was on his way home from an inaugural ball to kick off the new term.