An aid-in-dying bill has been proposed more than a dozen times in CT, never getting a vote. Advocates hope this is the year.
2023 Legislative Session
Posted inPolitics
In public hearing, CT residents debate framework for early voting
Dozens of CT residents publicly testified in support of in-person early voting at a public hearing for the measure on Wednesday.
Posted inEducation
CT ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ gets broad support in public hearing
In a public hearing Wednesday, residents asked lawmakers to pass legislation that would guarantee rights to non-English-speaking parents.
Posted inHousing
CT rent cap bill draws hours of testimony, sometimes heated
The CT rent cap bill would cap annual rent hikes at 4% plus the consumer price index, but the debate outlined broader philosophical issues.
Posted inHealth
Lamont administration takes aim at hospital and drug costs
Gov. Ned Lamont rolled out two bills that put a free-market governor at odds with Big Pharma and the hospital industry, a major CT employer.
Posted inHealth
CT legislature considers trade association health plans
Businesses, nonprofits and a group of lawmakers want to allow trade groups to offer health insurance. Patient advocates have concerns.
Posted inPolitics
Legislators want change at MDC, entity dominated by Bill DiBella
A legislative committee held a public hearing Friday on a bill that would increase state oversight over the MDC by requiring annual audits.
Posted inMoney
Lamont, legislators heading for a battle over CT spending cap
Legislators and others say CT has too many pressing education, health care and social service needs to focus solely on the spending cap.
Posted inPolitics
Jobless benefits for strikers in CT? Idea dividing labor committee
Sen. Rob Sampson and Sen. Julie Kushner share a microphone and little else on the labor committee as they debate jobless benefits and more.
Posted inHealth
CT nursing home residents, workers want more staff, transparency
Dozens of advocates testified Thursday on a sweeping bill that would boost mandatory minimum staffing hours in CT nursing homes.
Posted inMoney
CT progressive coalition poll: Voters favor higher taxes on the rich
More than 70% of CT voters support higher state income taxes on households earning more than $1 million annually, according to a new poll.
Posted inHousing
Governor’s budget proposes $600M investment in housing
The proposed budget would set aside $600 million for various housing ventures, with a goal to create about 6,400 new affordable units.
Posted inEducation
UConn cools budget rhetoric but presses Lamont for more money
UConn president Radenka Maric cooled her fight with Gov. Ned Lamont while maintaining that his budget shortchanges the university.
Posted inJustice
Advocates, formerly incarcerated urge Lamont to prioritize reentry
CT is saving $6.5 million by closing a prison, and advocates want the money to go to resources for people being released from prison.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT film tax credit: Some want to cut it, some want more
Some lawmakers want to get rid of a tax credit program designed to encourage film production in the state — but others want to expand it.