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The Default on America Act that was passed along party lines by the U.S. House Republicans last month slashed funding for programs the American people depend on in their everyday lives, said U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 39 states who sent a letter to Congress urging the passage of federal legislation to combat the trafficking of illicit xylazine.
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s nomination of Sandra Slack Glover to the state Supreme Court is in trouble. Lawmakers say that’s because Glover signed a letter of support for Amy Coney Barrett, one of the U.S. Supreme Court justices who overruled Roe v. Wade.
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Five Connecticut elementary schools failed to meet the state’s racial diversity requirement this school year. Some have been unbalanced for years, according to a state Department of Education report.
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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.
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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.
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The award is the result of an arbitration agreement confirming the inclusion of state troopers in pandemic pay given to state workers represented by the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition.
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said increased federal and state spending on the clean up of Long Island Sound has helped restore commercial fishing and recreation in Connecticut.
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The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow early voting beginning next year. Connecticut is currently one of only four states that does not have early voting.
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Connecticut officials have announced a deal that would reform the state-run pension plan for municipal employees.