Stephen Harding

Connecticut Senate Republicans want Governor Ned Lamont to spend $20 million from a state contingency fund he controls to provide relief for local dairy farmers.

Connecticut’s Democrat-controlled Senate used an emergency procedure to pass a package of more than a dozen bills on Wednesday. Senate Republicans criticized the move.

Connecticut Senate Democrats approved using $500 million of state surplus money to backstop federal cuts to safety net programs in a special session on Thursday.

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.

Connecticut lawmakers would like to improve live family entertainment in the state in the wake of the pandemic slowdown. The state Senate voted on Wednesday to create a working group to study the issue.

Connecticut Senate Democrats want state election officials to restrict how Republicans use $161,000 in stolen funds returned to a GOP political action committee.