The omnibus labor bill addresses wage theft, hospital nursing staff standards, job protections for services workers and more.
Government
Stories about state agencies and the actions they’re taking, lawmakers and the moves they’re making to strengthen or loosen existing state regulations, and the inner workings of state government.
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Senate passes bill creating long-term care insurance safeguards
Senators on Thursday advanced a bill that imposes consumer safeguards and requires greater financial transparency from insurance companies.
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Spring peeper, herald of warmer weather, could become CT state amphibian
CT House advanced a bill tying the tiny messenger of winter’s end indelibly to the state’s identity by a vote of 136-0. The Senate is next.
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FISA clears House, with only 1 CT congressperson in favor
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to extend a controversial surveillance law that most Connecticut lawmakers opposed.
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2 babies relinquished under CT safe haven law in April
The Safe Havens Act, enacted 25 years ago, allows a parent to give up an infant anonymously and without the threat of prosecution.
Posted inHealth
CT homemaker companion training bill passes House
The bill would create new training requirements for homemaker companion workers, which operate with little oversight, CT Mirror has reported.
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‘Glock switch’ bill is driving up gun sales in CT, dealers say
A proposed ban on the sale of ‘convertible pistols,’ HB5043 is driving up sales, but some gun dealers say a ban is the wrong idea.
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CT veteran files federal lawsuit over VA denial of child’s claim
Ron Christoforo said he was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, but children are only eligible for benefits if born to female veterans.
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Democrats want ICE reforms. Now they’re boxed out of the process
Republicans in Congress are using budget reconciliation to fund immigration enforcement for years with no changes sought by Democrats.
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CT Senate passes consumer data protection legislation
SB 4, wide-ranging legislation that establishes restrictions on how data brokers can use consumer information, passed the state Senate 31-4.
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Tong, CT lawmakers back bill allowing lawsuits over AI sexual images
AG William Tong and Judiciary Committee leaders want to grant residents the right to sue entities that circulate AI-generated sexual images.
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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous drug
In historic shift, acting AG Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.
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CT House passes ban on ‘convertible pistols’
HB 5043 would ban the sale of pistols that can be easily converted into a machine gun. It would primarily affect Glocks.
Posted inPolitics
Amended AI bill passed by CT Senate after extensive questioning
With Tuesday’s vote, the artificial intelligence bill now moves to the House, which last year opted to not take up that session’s AI measure.
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Trump’s environmental policies mean dirtier air for CT
CT’s air quality had improved over 50 years of increasingly rigorous federal regulations and enforcement. That progress is now under assault.
