Under the bill, CT would provide resources to health care facilities in the event of a cyberattack to help reduce operational disruptions.
2024 Legislative Session
Posted inMoney
CT’s big budget question: How much COVID relief money remains?
Legislators working on CT’s budget don’t know how much ARPA funding is left, nor do they know when Lamont’s administration will tell them.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT bill seeks transparency on ‘junk fees’ added to tickets, hotels
A bill sponsored by Gov. Ned Lamont would require ticket sellers to list the real cost of a ticketed event up front, including all fees.
Posted inEducation
Legacy admissions ban among CT bills to make it out of committee
The committee moved forward some pieces of CT legislation that may encourage more diversity in post-secondary education.
Posted inPolitics
Curtain raised on debate over electric vehicles in CT
CT lawmakers staged a dress rehearsal for debates over how aggressively Connecticut should push zero-emission vehicles.
Posted inCities & Towns
Can CT towns work together? Lamont envisions more sharing
Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed legislation to enable more regional collaboration, helping town leaders work together by sharing services.
Posted inJustice
Hilary Carpenter nomination to CT prison oversight role in jeopardy
An unusual legislative committee vote ended with a decision not to push Hilary Carpenter’s nomination for CT correctional ombudsman forward.
Posted inHealth
CT wheelchair repair wait times are increasing. A bill aims to change that
For the roughly 5,500 wheelchair users in CT, wait times have increased in recent years and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inJustice
Legislators oppose one of Lamont’s judicial nominees
The judicial nomination of Devant Joiner was derailed over claims that the Black prosecutor was overly aggressive in dealing with defendants.
Posted inMoney
Push for $600-per-child CT income tax credit faces big hurdles
Dozens of legislators have co-sponsored bills to help establish a per-child tax credit, and about 100 people testified on them last week.
Posted inHousing
Sale of CT apartment complex tests state’s no-fault eviction law
A real estate company bought a Woodstock apartment complex, and its tenants — most protected from eviction under CT law — are fighting to stay.
Posted inEconomic Development
Legislature seeks data center study; Concerns raised over delays
A proposal to study how data centers affect CT’s electric grid is drawing opposition from some who say it would delay critical development.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
New bill outlines a longer path to zero-emission vehicle rules in CT
Gov. Ned Lamont said the measure, drafted as a compromise to a proposed phase-out of most gas-powered vehicles, was a “nothing-burger.”
Posted inHousing
CT affordable housing bill passes committee — with some funding removed
The bill, which is aimed at increasing affordable housing, passed the CT Housing Committee but was amended, including to remove some funding.
Posted inHealth
CT legislators aim to curb private equity investment in health care
The push comes amid the financial struggles at CT hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, a formerly private equity-backed company.
