The bill protects CT providers who face disciplinary action in other states for performing abortions.
2023 Legislative Session
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CT budget deal approaches, but the bottom line is blurry
House speaker Matt Ritter said a $300 million buffer could bolster underfunded programs. Gov. Ned Lamont and Republicans don’t agree.
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CT House sidesteps debate over non-binary gender recognition
CT Democrats unanimously supported a bill to assess whether to offer a non-binary gender option on state forms. Republicans were split.
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Will CT legislators pass zoning reforms before they run out of time?
Two proposals are on the table: transit-oriented development and fair share. Gov. Ned Lamont has expressed support for the CT transit bill.
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CT House passes bill to deter wrong-way drivers
The CT House unanimously passed a bill that would continue efforts to identity risky exit ramps and provide detection and warning systems.
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CT hospital staffing measure shifts away from mandated ratios
CT lawmakers have moved away from mandated staffing ratios and plan to bolster hospital staffing committees and create an oversight panel.
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Key legislators see no ‘path forward’ on Lamont court nominee
The Judiciary Committee did not hold a scheduled vote on Sandra Slack Glover’s nomination to the state Supreme Court Monday night.
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Union to strike at group homes serving 1,500 disabled clients
More than 1,700 members of SEIU 1199NE seeking a ‘pathway to $25/hour’ are set to strike May 24 against six agencies that run group homes.
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‘Baby Bonds’ for youths in poverty salvaged after compromise
CT’s Baby Bonds program could launch in July after Treasurer Erick Russell and Gov. Ned Lamont reached deal to avoid millions in interest.
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Health care in rural Connecticut faces key challenges, officials say
Getting health care in rural Connecticut isn’t always easy, especially because of transportation, staffing and revenue issues, officials say.
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Next CT budget will hinge on Lamont’s ability to find big savings
A bipartisan deal on a CT budget, including the first income tax rate cut in decades, could come by the end of the week, leaders said.
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CT agriculture: New crops, new technologies, (many) old farmers
Agriculture is changing in CT, a revolution about more than marijuana. CT farmers are growing choi, forming co-ops — and hosting weddings.
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New CT debt report offers sobering look at state finances
An analysis shows CT’s health care program for retired state workers, by one metric, was the fifth-worst funded among all states in 2019.
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AI is here. Connecticut is scrambling to set standards.
The CT Senate unanimously passed a bill that would place the state among the first to begin setting standards for the use of AI tools.
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CT medical debt forgiveness, left out of budget, gets Lamont push
The funding to cancel medical debt in CT didn’t make it into the budget endorsed by the Appropriations Committee last month.