Parents of students with disabilities spend hours preparing for meetings with school leaders. Still, they say, they’re often belittled and ignored.
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Democrats nominate a ‘joyful’ Chris Murphy to third term
At the CT convention, Murphy sounded like a politician who has settled on a political home and role — the bipartisan dealmaker.
CT bills to expand insurance coverage for fertility care unsuccessful
Two bills aimed at expanding fertility access for those on Medicaid, LGBTQ+ families and would-be single parents died in committee.
CT passes K-12 education bills aimed at improving teaching environment
Educators hope the passage of two education bills will push schools a few steps closer to a more sustainable teaching environment.
CT forests taking more CO2 out of the air than residences produce
Natural and working lands in CT removed a net 6.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from the atmosphere in 2021.
CT legislature ends session with no major climate change action – again
Though a few environment bills passed, major legislation concerning greenhouse gas emissions and resiliency against climate change failed.
Lamont to veto bill providing state aid to strikers
Gov. Ned Lamont plans to veto a CT AFL-CIO priority bill that would have created a $3 million state fund to assist striking workers.
Lamont commits to new plan for choosing CT prison ombuds, without law
The plan, which Gov. Ned Lamont committed to, offers a conclusion to months of disputes over his earlier selection of Hilary Carpenter.
How one sentence relaxed CT school construction bidding rules
CT had banned construction managers from bidding on school building projects they oversee. Now it’s OK again
Bridgeport’s Sen. Marilyn Moore says she won’t seek reelection
Moore, who pushed for a $15 minimum wage and advocated on housing issues, said she will not seek reelection after 10 years in the Senate.
CT bill on providing reproductive care info at religious hospitals dies
The bill would have protected CT physicians at religiously affiliated hospitals who provide counseling or referrals on reproductive care.
CT bonding bill included single stairway building code change
A housing measure tucked into the CT bonding package would change state building code, allowing certain homes to have a single exit stairway.
CT delegation votes to block ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson
All five Democrats from CT joined lawmakers to stop the removal of a U.S. House speaker for the second time in less than a year.
At deadline, CT Senate passes bill benefiting strikers
Gov. Ned Lamont, who opposed a measure that would have given strikers unemployment benefits, has yet to say if he will sign the bill.
CT ‘Work, Live, Ride’ housing bill unlikely to pass, lawmakers say
The House passed the bill days ago, but as the final hours of session ticked by, it became clear that it wouldn’t make it through the Senate.