Democrats

Connecticut Senate Democrats have a good relationship with Gov. Ned Lamont despite the governor’s veto of parts of an omnibus bill they passed last week.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut is part of a small group of Democrats joining forces to challenge their party’s leadership. They call themselves the “Fight Club,” according to The New York Times.

Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a budget and avoid a shutdown. The House approved a short-term extension, but Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) say Democrats need a voice in the plan.

As the redistricting fight plays out in Texas, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Democratic states should be gerrymandering, too. President Donald Trump started the redistricting war by asking the Republican-led legislature in Texas to redraw its House district lines so his party could gain a few more seats.

State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D-Bridgeport), a constitutional law professor at Quinnipiac University, said the administration’s actions — like deporting people without a hearing — are illegal. However, state Republican Chairman Ben Proto told WSHU on Friday that he thought the rule of law was “wholly intact.”

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and key legislative leaders have reached a deal to allocate millions of dollars in emergency funding for special education and nonprofits. The House and Senate are expected to vote on it on Wednesday.

Connecticut Senate Democrats want to protect state residents from the Trump administration’s plan to remove fluoride from drinking water, legislative leaders announced on Tuesday.

After a New York state court ruled that administrative fees for red-light camera violations are unlawful, Nassau County legislators are pushing a bill to refund residents' money.

Connecticut Democrats have picked up seats in both chambers of the Connecticut legislature, despite a disappointing election for the party at the national level. State Democrats gained four seats in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D), U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Attorney General William Tong and Comptroller Sean Scanlon spoke about former President Donald Trump’s reelection for nearly an hour on Wednesday morning.