A bill legalizing sports betting and online casino games and lottery sales in Connecticut won final passage in the Senate.
Sports betting, online gambling win final passage in Connecticut
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Senate votes to provide attorneys for tenants facing eviction
The vote anticipates a wave of evictions that could come as pandemic-inspired state and federal moratoriums are lifted.
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House Democrats back labor in organizing bill
The bill requires public employers to provide unions with access to new hires, among other measures.
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Objections in House will force revisions to ‘clean slate’ bill
House and Senate Democrats are divided over the notion of who deserves a clean slate.
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Judge rules in favor of governor in school mask lawsuit
The CT Freedom Alliance plans to appeal the ruling upholding the state’s mask mandate for children to the Supreme Court.
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Bridgeport state Sen. Dennis Bradley arrested on federal charges
Sen. Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport, was arrested Monday on conspiracy and wire fraud charges in connection with a 24-page indictment .
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Children with psychiatric needs are overwhelming hospital emergency departments in CT
Hospital officials in Connecticut say that while emergency department visits overall have declined, the number of children who are awaiting inpatient beds for psychiatric care has increased exponentially during the pandemic.
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Israel is not defending itself
Israel is not “defending itself.” It is a heavily militarized occupying force which is using that military strength to oppress and kill those whom it is occupying. That is not defense.
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House Bill 6441 gives municipalities new and better tools to address climate change
There is a sense of urgency in communities across the state to take action to respond and adapt to climate change. Ask any municipal chief elected officer, town manager, planner, or engineer: There is no shortage of ideas or projects. There is, however, a shortage of funds.
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Who can we trust about ‘Students First?’
What might arguably be the most important moment in the long, contentious history of Students First and the Board of Regent’s controversial community college consolidation plan occurred on March 11 at a Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee meeting. State Rep. Gregory Haddad had this to say about the plan:
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Ban styrene to creat a stronger, healthier, more equitable, viable, and sustainable recovery for Connecticut.
H.B. 6502 is just the bill to recreate a stronger, healthier, more equitable, viable, and sustainable recovery for Connecticut. It would phase out expanded polystyrene take-out food packaging containers (EPS Foam) and address other important plastic pollution reduction initiatives.
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Bipartisan support in Connecticut House to ease absentee voting
The House passed a bill Monday repealing statutory restrictions on absentee voting that can deny ballot access to Connecticut voters.
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Despite pricey fiscal note, solitary confinement bill passes out of committee
The brief dialogue previewed the potential fight to get the bill passed through the House and Senate.
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CT’s civil rights enforcement agency: segregation has ‘particularly deadly effect’ amid pandemic
The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities report links zoning segregation with the deadly impact of COVID on minority communities.
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Getting a Degree: A Right of Passage for Some and An Elusive Dream for Others
Ensuring access to education that leads to family sustaining wages must be a top priority to increase equitable economic mobility.