2024 Legislative Session News and In-Depth Reporting

CT businesses to lawmakers: Don’t touch ‘fiscal guardrails’

The CT Business and Industry Association argued that spending and borrowing caps have helped encourage businesses to make investments in CT.

Key legislators on housing issues previewed CT’s 2024 legislative session, a short session in an election year that could make bills hard to pass.

On Feb. 7, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene for its 2024 legislative session, which will last through May 6.

CT advocates and lawmakers say they’re chipping away at housing issues this year, rather than proposing the sweeping reforms of last session.

CT lawmakers are giving up on a special session to address a phase-out of new gas car sales and will raise the issue when session begins.

CT legislative committees focused on education plan to discuss teacher certifications, special education, college legacy admissions and more.

Two CT Democratic lawmakers plan to sponsor legislation that would extend COVID-era funding for free school lunches for many students.

The concepts include tax breaks for some small businesses and an overhaul of CT’s insurance rate review process.

CT lawmakers will weigh home care worker protections, elder care safeguards and expanding Medicaid for people without permanent legal status.

Restaurant industry representatives say servers prefer the tipped-wage model and say a higher minimum wage could discourage tipping.