Gov. Ned Lamont pledged Tuesday to slam the brakes on state borrowing, proposing a “debt diet” that could drain significant resources from municipal school construction and capital projects at state universities.
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Pressure builds to repeal tax on inheritances of the wealthy
Connecticut’s tax on inheritances of the wealthy faces increasing scrutiny as some Democratic legislators join many Republicans in calling for its repeal.
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Pitched battle over bill to prohibit ‘deceptive advertising’ at faith-based pregnancy centers
Supporters of the bill say it is needed because of deceptive advertising and other practices that often give women the misimpression that the centers are medically-based and offer abortion.
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Lamont tells CT to expect lean spending, sales tax expansion
Gov. Ned Lamont asked Connecticut residents Monday to brace for a lean spending plan that overhauls service delivery, restructures pension debt and broadens the sales tax.
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Lamont gives limited preview of his 2019 legislation
His proposals include extending the time between DMV license and registration renewals.
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Labor leader confident Lamont won’t seek concessions
Connecticut AFL-CIO leader Salvatore Luciano expressed confidence Monday that Gov. Ned Lamont’s first budget proposal will not ask unionized state employees to grant their fourth round of wage and benefit concessions in a decade.
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Ned Lamont won the election. Now comes the hard part.
Gov. Ned Lamont, who took office with few political allies in Hartford, is trying to find them with gatherings at the Executive Residence. “Why not try?”
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Democrats revive ‘Time’s Up Act’ to combat harassment, assault
Senate Democrats announced the tail end of their legislative agenda on Friday, highlighting their focus on strengthening gender equity and passing a revived bill aimed at overhauling Connecticut’s sexual assault and sexual harassment laws.
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CT pot legalization could include expungement of criminal records
Senate Democrats unveiled a slew of proposals Wednesday that would not only legalize and tax the sale of marijuana for recreational use, but also expunge certain criminal records involving marijuana-related offenses.
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Budget chief treads carefully in first meeting with lawmakers
Gov. Ned Lamont’s new budget director, Melissa McCaw, deftly maneuvered through a series of political landmines Tuesday in one of her first appearance before the General Assembly.
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A pitch for state to provide lawyers to kids facing deportation
The Trump administration says indigent children facing deportation have no right to legal presentation at government expense.
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Lawmakers consider bill to permit marijuana use for opioid withdrawal
Supporters say medical marijuana can ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
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Lawmakers take aim at new and revived gun bills
Connecticut lawmakers are pushing an array of firearm bills that highlight issues regarding gun safety, rights, and reforms.
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Special elections set for Feb. 26 in five districts
Gov. Ned Lamont issued writs Friday setting Feb. 26 as the date for special elections to fill vacancies in the General Assembly created by the resignations of three state senators and two state representatives who joined his administration.
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Lamont’s optimistic future for CT garners strong reviews
Gov. Ned Lamont’s confident, optimistic appeal to rebuild Connecticut’s economy and state government finances won him strong bipartisan reviews Wednesday.