Special Session

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed three of the four bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in special session last week. Here’s what they are and what they do.

Connecticut lawmakers have approved UConn Health’s purchase of three troubled hospitals in the state.

Connecticut lawmakers are back at the Capitol on Wednesday to vote on using $500 million from the state’s surplus to make up for federal social service cuts. House Republican leader Vincent Candelora supports that move, but says he’s uneasy about other parts of the agenda.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and state legislative leaders have agreed on a bipartisan plan to use $500 million from the state’s budget surplus to backstop federal cuts to social safety net programs.

Connecticut’s Republican legislative minority is calling for stricter scrutiny of state grants earmarked by majority Democrats. It plans to propose changes to budget oversight and appropriations procedures during a special session later this month.

The sponsor of Connecticut’s controversial affordable housing bill wants Gov. Ned Lamont to sign the bill before calling lawmakers for a special session to make revisions.

Connecticut lawmakers passed two emergency bills this week. Gov. Ned Lamont has already signaled he doesn’t support a major part of one of them.

State Representative Jason Perillo (R) was elected to the State Senate and Groton City Councilman Dan Gaiewski (D) won a seat in the Connecticut State House of Representatives on Tuesday night.

Connecticut lawmakers will vote in a special session next week on allocating $40 million for immediate special education funding in schools.

Tropical Storm Henri is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it hits our region. In New York, a special session will wait until after there’s a…