The bill would require education officials to notify DCF when a family seeks to withdraw their children from the public school system.
CT bill draws homeschool families to Capitol in emotional hearing
Posted inHealth
HB 5044 vaccine expansion bill draws lengthy debate at CT legislature
Two bills, HB 5044 and SB 450, seek to expand the power of CT’s Public Health Commissioner to establish vaccine recommendations.
Posted inJustice
Bill to ban ‘convertible’ pistols in CT sees strong opposition
About 1,900 people submitted testimony opposing a ban on the sale of convertible pistols, and only 50 people wrote in support of the ban.
Posted inTransportation
CT DOT seeks permission to resume buying diesel buses
The agency has been prohibited from buying new diesel buses since Jan. 1, 2024, part of a wider effort to convert the CT fleet to electric.
Posted inGovernment
Sen. Blumenthal proposes bill establishing guardrails for prediction markets
As more lawmakers weigh in on the issue, Sen. Chris Murphy also plans to introduce legislation that would ban trades on government actions.
Posted inHuman Services
Jonatan Nanita pleads not guilty in ‘Mimi’ Torres-García death
CT Superior Court Judge Robert D’Andrea ruled Wednesday that the court could consider life in prison for Jonatan Nanita if convicted.
Posted inJustice
Survivors of female genital mutilation call on CT to ban the practice
The legislation has been raised in CT nearly every year since 2018, but it hasn’t passed. Most states already have FGM bans on the books.
Posted inStudent Voice
Hunger should never be a weapon
In present-day conflicts from Gaza to Yemen, gaining access to food is still restricted as a weapon of war.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Recidivism is a failure of systems that ignore trauma
Most people don’t end up in prison because they’re dangerous. They end up there because they’re unhealed, unsupported, and trying to survive.
Posted inHousing
Housing Committee passes eviction reform bill
The bill, which would largely end no-fault evictions, passed during the last Housing Committee meeting of the session Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Iran strikes raise economic uncertainty in CT, governor says
Ned Lamont said the exact length of the conflict will be a key factor in exactly how the Connecticut economy fares.
Posted inMoney
Lamont floats possible gas tax holiday to offset price jumps
Gov. Ned Lamont said he could discuss suspending CT’s 25-cents-per-gallon retail levy on regular gasoline and its 48.9-cent diesel tax.
Posted inJustice
Report: Bridgeport cop took ambulance called for shooting victim
A report said Bridgeport police were justified in shooting Dyshan Best, but another cop with a ‘mild panic attack’ took the first ambulance.