Connecticut lawmakers backed efforts to repeal a 21% tax imposed on parking and transportation benefits for employees of churches and other nonprofits.
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Posted inInvestigations
Lamont, other Connecticut officials vow to take on housing segregation
In one of the most segregated states in the nation, the governor and legislators are calling for new measures to entice towns to build more affordable housing.
Posted inJustice
Books behind bars: Pilot Pell Grant program helps inmates look toward the future
“We want them to be able to get out, get a job, get themselves back on their feet and really succeed in their life,” an instructor said of his incarcerated students.
Posted inPolitics
Groton sub base may lose $72 million for new pier to Trump’s border wall
President Trump may tap money intended for a new pier at the Groton sub base and other military construction to fund his border wall.
Posted inPolitics
Senate Dems say election year shouldn’t stymie pot debate
Though Connecticut legislators tend to shy away from controversial issues during re-election years, Senate Democrats insisted Thursday that legalization of recreational marijuana use still could be enacted this year if bundled with social justice components.
Posted inJustice
Advocates push to curtail solitary confinement in CT prisons
The proposal would create a mechanism for the oversight of DOC procedures, and strengthen incarcerated people’s social bonds to their communities and families.
Posted inJustice
Connecticut to sue to preserve ban on plans for 3D-printed guns
Connecticut will join 20 other states challenging Trump administration regulations regarding the online release of plans for 3D-printed firearms.
Posted inEducation
Unaccompanied minors are moving to Connecticut in record numbers
The number of young migrants joining relatives or sponsors in the state tripled in the past year, and the largest portion of that group settled in Fairfield County.
Posted inPolitics
House managers start case to remove Trump, CT senators continue to press for witnesses
As House managers begin to make their case for Trump’s removal, Senate Democrats appeal to American voters to pressure their GOP colleagues to allow witnesses and documents that have been blocked from release by the White House..
Posted inHealth
Lamont uses executive authority to track cost, quality of health care
The governor will require providers, insurers and others in the health care industry to report their yearly price increases.
Posted inJustice
Senate Dems to propose extending statute of limitations in civil sexual assault cases
The measure stems from recommendations made by a task force led by Sen. Mae Flexer
Posted inPolitics
GOP’s Harry Arora wins special election in Greenwich
The win by Republican Harry Arora keeps the seat of former Rep. Fred Camillo in the hands of a party trying to regain dominance in Greenwich.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal, Murphy battle rules as Trump impeachment trial begins
Democrats slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s rules for conducting the trial, calling them corrupt and “rigged.”
Posted inHealth
Senate Democrats to tackle drug prices, revive public option in upcoming session
The agenda unveiled Tuesday is expected to be followed by an announcement tomorrow that Gov. Ned Lamont will use executive authority to limit price increases by providers and insurers.
Posted inTransportation
No hearing on truck tolls or CT2030 before next week.
Democratic leaders said they hope to finalize a tolls bill at a meeting Tuesday afternoon and schedule a public hearing next week.