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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.

Several hundred people gathered late into the night Tuesday at Democratic headquarters in Nassau County to watch election results. They celebrated the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and claimed victories in the third and fourth congressional districts.

Hakeem Jeffries, the highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, has assured Connecticut Democrats that President Joe Biden can win in November despite his debate performance last week.

Instead of amending Connecticut's biennium budget passed last year, Democrats passed a budget stabilization plan as a bill. Republicans have asked Attorney General William Tong to assess whether the bill violates the state constitution.

Electric vehicles have been a hot topic in Connecticut over the last year. The legislature will soon vote on a bill that would create a roadmap to an electric future. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone and Molly Ingram discussed Connecticut’s long history with EVs.