Legislative Session

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) delivered his seventh State of the State address to kick off the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday.

Earlier this year, CCM launched the 119K Commission, a group looking to support the tens of thousands of young people in Connecticut who are disconnected from education and the workforce. The commission hopes its recommendations will be considered this legislative session.

Connecticut's state legislators and local zoning advocates are getting ready for a fight over affordable housing in the 2025 session.

Connecticut’s 2024 legislative session is now over. Gov. Ned Lamont supports most of the bills that were passed, but he is concerned about using public money to compensate striking workers, and he’s disappointed some environmental bills failed.

Connecticut lawmakers ended their legislative session at midnight on Wednesday without acting on many of the bills that had been pushed this year.

The Connecticut House of Representatives has advanced a bill prohibiting city employees from asking for citizenship status or a Social Security number to apply for a marriage license. It’s in response to a New Haven employee flagging over 70 marriage licenses to federal immigration services.

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.

Amid questions about how CT's nursing facilities are spending millions of dollars in Medicaid funds, lawmakers are pushing for transparency.

The bill has 17 multi-part initiatives designed to address climate change, but it is not a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction roadmap.

Connecticut’s Transportation Committee will hold public hearings at the end of the month on more than 20 bills concerning street takeovers, lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers and raising public transportation fares.