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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.

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.

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.

Several bills related to eviction protection, a rent cap, homelessness and land-use reform in Connecticut are likely to pop up this session.

Democrats and Republicans in Connecticut stressed the importance of working across party lines, which they say is a stark contrast to the current national political climate.

The Connecticut General Assembly will begin its session with new members, more leadership titles, and the Capitol fully open to the public.

A report just released found that Connecticut spent $206 million on state employee overtime through the third quarter of this fiscal year. That’s 11% more than it spent over the same period last year.

Connecticut Republican leaders unveiled a package of bills they said will help make Connecticut more affordable for working and middle class families.

Connecticut was the first state to pass a red flag law in 1999, after a shooting at the state lottery headquarters in Newington. This month an expansion of that law goes into effect. WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with Connecticut State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, who co-chairs the state Judiciary Committee.

Now that the Martin administration has gotten the necessary approvals to apply for a state funding grant for an interdistrict magnet PreK-5 school, it…