The Democratic governor and legislature were cautious on major progressive issues, raising the question: What is CT’s political identity?
2023 Legislative Session
Posted inJustice
Gov. Ned Lamont signs CT voting rights act into law
The new CT law requires municipalities with a record of voter discrimination to receive “preclearance” before making changes to election-related policies.
Posted inEducation
CT will expand Farm to School program to teach kids about food
The Farm to School program aims to help CT students learn about fresh foods through hands-on experience in school gardens and field trips to farms.
Posted inHealth
The disabled have had long waits for services. That could change
Waiting lists have plagued CT’s disabled for years. Advocates hope latest effort to aid those with developmental disabilities isn’t a one-off.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Climate change all but ignored by the CT legislature in 2023
CT’s environmental community never had high hopes for legislation this session to address climate change, waste disposal or other issues.
Posted inPolitics
CT fails to pass ‘coerced debt’ relief for domestic violence victims
Proposed relief for survivors of domestic and financial abuse fell through over details in legal language during legislature’s final hours.
Posted inEducation
Two of four proposed CT charter schools left out of state budget
Proposed charter schools in Norwalk and New Haven got funding in the final CT budget — but proposed schools in Middletown and Danbury did not.
Posted inEconomic Development
How CT is encouraging grocery stores to open in food deserts
Provisions that provide tax incentives for grocery stores opening in CT food deserts were incorporated into the state budget.
Posted inPolitics
CT 2023 legislative session ends with passage of wide-ranging bill
The CT General Assembly ended its 2023 session with votes on bills addressing campaign finance and municipal pension reforms.
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate clears expansion of autism, disability services
The bill addresses the needs of residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities across education, employment, housing and more.
Posted inMoney
Lawmakers send $7.5B bipartisan bond package to Lamont’s desk
The General Assembly OK’d a $7.5 billion two-year bond deal that invests in transportation, housing, higher education and school construction.
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate passes housing bill following day-long debate
The bill aims to improve CT tenants’ rights and housing quality, but lacks zoning reforms that advocates and lawmakers had pushed for.
Posted inPolitics
CT passes new regulations on alternative lenders
The bill lawmakers approved is aimed at improving transparency for CT small businesses that seek financing from certain alternative lenders.
Posted inPolitics
Hospital staffing proposal gets overhaul in state budget
A plan to implement mandatory nurse staffing ratios in CT hospitals was scrapped, but an overhaul of hospital staffing committees survived.
Posted inHealth
Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers gets OK
The Senate passed the original bill without the community health worker provision, which was included in an amendment added Wednesday morning.