Advocates say tax relief such as a child tax credit is needed now as support programs shrink, but federal cuts could complicate matters.
2025 Legislative Session
Posted inHousing
CT’s contentious ‘Work Live Ride’ housing bill passes committee
The legislation, designed to encourage more housing near public transportation hubs, is one of the more controversial bills this session.
Posted inHealth
CT legislators take aim at high cost of prescription drugs
The bill, which encompasses the recommendations of a task force, would regulate pharmacy benefit managers and increase price transparency.
Posted inJustice
Bill to strengthen CT hate crimes statutes raises fears of pro-Palestine suppression
A bill designed to strengthen CT’s hate crimes statutes is facing challenges from residents concerned it could be used to target protestors.
Posted inHealth
CT bills aiming to reform long-term care insurance advance
The bills are among at least 16 raised to reform long-term care insurance following a CT Mirror investigation into its skyrocketing costs.
Posted inInvestigations
Overhaul of CT towing laws draws divided testimony from drivers and tow companies
The bill would amend laws that a CT Mirror and ProPublica investigation found have come to favor tow companies at the expense of car owners.
Posted inJustice
CT bill would make circulating AI-created intimate images a crime
If it passes, CT would join a handful of other states that have similar measures to crack down on images termed ‘deepfake pornography.’
Posted inMoney
Lamont cuts spending at CT public colleges, other agencies
One week after agreeing to bolster grants for special education, Gov. Ned Lamont slashed $41 million in other spending on Friday.
Posted inHealth
CT bill aims to strengthen ‘mental health parity’ regulations
The sweeping bill also tackles prior authorization, which received renewed contempt following the fatal shooting of United Healthcare’s CEO.
Posted inInvestigations
Lawmakers seek overhaul of towing law following CT Mirror/ProPublica investigation
The bill would require towing companies to wait longer before selling a vehicle, and provide consumers with better protections.
Posted inGovernment
Committee OKs bill that would limit contracts with e-book publishers
The bill would forbid CT libraries from signing contracts with e-book publishers that limit their ability to control how they loan materials.
Posted inJustice
CT lawmakers consider eliminating ‘non-safety related’ traffic stops
Proposed law removes several equipment violations from a list of legal infractions that CT drivers can be pulled over for.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont returns from India with broken arm and a veto plan
Defying a likely override, Gov. Ned Lamont promised Monday to veto a bipartisan $40 million supplemental special-education appropriation.
Posted inHealth
CT legislators mull requiring homemaker companion worker training
Homemaker companion agencies have ballooned in number over the last decade as more people choose to age at home, but are largely unregulated.
Posted inMoney
CT’s spending cap battle was years in the making
With pandemic aid nearly gone, CT officials’ efforts to re-embrace the spending cap is coming at the worst possible time for many.