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Dive Deeper: 2023 Legislative Session · Ned Lamont · CT Congressional Delegation

Posted inPolitics

Lamont vetoes 5 bills, chides lawmakers for inaction on waste

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 30, 2023 @ 5:00 amJune 30, 2023 @ 11:15 am

The good-time vibes that came with the passage of a bipartisan budget for CT abruptly ended Thursday evening with five vetoes.

Posted inPolitics

Connecticut reacts to the death of Lowell Weicker

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas and Erica E. Phillips June 28, 2023 @ 7:08 pmJune 29, 2023 @ 8:21 am

Connecticut politicians have Lowell Weicker stories, whether they were his contemporaries or younger. Here are some of their memories.

Posted inPolitics

Lowell Weicker, Connecticut governor and U.S. senator, dies at 92

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 28, 2023 @ 4:54 pmJuly 5, 2023 @ 1:12 pm

Lowell P. Weicker Jr. served three terms as Connecticut’s last Republican senator, then passed the income tax as a third-party governor.

Posted inEconomic Development

Wage theft in CT: Millions stolen from workers since 2019

Avatar photo by José Luis Martínez June 25, 2023 @ 5:00 amJune 24, 2023 @ 1:01 pm

Over five years, CT ordered employers to pay more than $17 million in stolen wages. But a shortage of investigators is delaying more cases.

Posted inPolitics

With Lamont away, Bysiewicz signs ban on child marriage

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 23, 2023 @ 3:21 pmJune 23, 2023 @ 3:21 pm

For the first time since Gov. Ned Lamont took office in January 2019, a CT bill became law with a signature other than his.

Posted inPolitics

On ‘anniversaries,’ CT Democrats see abortion, guns vital for ’24

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 23, 2023 @ 5:00 amJune 23, 2023 @ 8:35 am

Connecticut Democrats see guns and reproductive rights as wedge issues, even if CT already has some of the nation’s strongest laws.

Posted inPolitics

How a GOP legislative ‘rat’ overrode home rule in a small CT town

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 22, 2023 @ 8:00 amJune 22, 2023 @ 8:25 pm

A CT House Republican’s success in blocking a warehouse project near his Middlebury home casts a bright light on the dark art of legislating.

Posted inPolitics

A new CT gun law passed in 2023. Here’s what to know about it

by CT Mirror Explains June 19, 2023 @ 7:30 amSeptember 20, 2023 @ 10:49 am

On June 6, Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law the first comprehensive update of Connecticut’s gun laws in a decade. Here’s what changed.

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In CT, Joe Biden says the tide has turned on guns in America

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 16, 2023 @ 4:57 pmJune 18, 2023 @ 10:58 am

The day-long summit marked passage of a law titled the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, but there was little bipartisanship at the event.

Posted inMoney

Harmonious CT budget sets stage for spending cap battle in 2024

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 14, 2023 @ 7:30 amJune 13, 2023 @ 6:27 pm

The prospects of future CT budgets will likely hinge on how well Gov. Lamont works with his fellow Democrats on the “fiscal guardrails.”

Posted inPolitics

Connecticut is deep blue — but too cautious for progressives

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 13, 2023 @ 5:00 amJune 13, 2023 @ 12:17 am

The Democratic governor and legislature were cautious on major progressive issues, raising the question: What is CT’s political identity?

Posted inPolitics

CT’s 2023 legislative session has ended. What does that mean for you?

by CT Mirror Explains June 12, 2023 @ 7:30 amJune 14, 2023 @ 3:31 pm

Here’s a look at some of the bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly that are likely to impact many CT residents when they take effect.

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Climate change all but ignored by the CT legislature in 2023

Avatar photo by Jan Ellen Spiegel June 8, 2023 @ 3:48 pmJune 9, 2023 @ 1:27 am

CT’s environmental community never had high hopes for legislation this session to address climate change, waste disposal or other issues.

Legislators at work in the Connecticut House chamber.
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CT fails to pass ‘coerced debt’ relief for domestic violence victims

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips June 8, 2023 @ 3:32 pmJune 8, 2023 @ 3:32 pm

Proposed relief for survivors of domestic and financial abuse fell through over details in legal language during legislature’s final hours.

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CT 2023 legislative session ends with passage of wide-ranging bill

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 8, 2023 @ 1:10 amJune 8, 2023 @ 3:49 pm

The CT General Assembly ended its 2023 session with votes on bills addressing campaign finance and municipal pension reforms.

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