CT Gov. Ned Lamont intends to pursue repealing the exemption that allows residents to possess AR-15s bought before the ban on sales.
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Posted inPolitics
Ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary, a push for assault weapons ban
Gun violence survivors joined CT politicians to call on the Senate to restore the federal assault weapons ban, which is unlikely to pass.
Posted inGovernment
Lamont and state police union: New contract should boost recruitment
A tentative contract deal with the CT state police union is designed to improve trooper recruitment and retention, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
Posted inMoney
Lamont official: Heating aid grants for many families will increase
Heating aid grants for many families will increase this winter but Republicans say the effort doesn’t go far enough.
Posted inJustice
CT’s ‘clean slate law’ faces delay, and supporters yearn for answers
Full implementation of the CT law, which will erase misdemeanors and certain felonies from some people’s records, is pushed to late 2023.
Posted inHealth
Deidre Gifford appointed head of CT health strategy office
Andrea Barton Reeves, of the CT Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority, will replace Gifford at the Department of Social Services.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont’s goal is growth. The policies? A work in progress
CT Gov. Ned Lamont said he wants to keep the financial guardrails set in 2017. Lawmakers and business leaders say they are eager to hear more.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sikorsky loses helicopter contract, unsettling CT supply chain
CT aerospace suppliers were shocked by the Army’s decision to give the Black Hawk helicopter replacement contract to Bell over Sikorsky.
Posted inInvestigations
CT corrections officers abused pandemic hotel program, audit says
CT corrections officers used a program meant to shelter them during COVID-19 to book wedding lodging and house their families, an audit says.
Posted inMoney
CT’s revenues are finally growing faster than its debt, analysts say
While uncertainty still looms over the economy, analysts told CT legislators the furious fiscal bailing they’ve done recently was not in vain.
Posted inInvestigations
CT police: Updated ‘red flag’ law used largely for suicide threats
The number of cases using CT’s “red flag” law has increased sharply since June 1, and police are using it more to deal with suicide threats.
Posted inJustice
Defendant in West Haven trial guilty of fraud, conspiracy
John Trasacco was found guilty after days of testimony from West Haven officials, federal agents and Michael DiMassa, a former CT lawmaker.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont dines at White House, then lobbies Buttigieg over infrastructure
Lamont attended the dinner for President Emmanuel Macron and then pitched CT for infrastructure grants to transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg.
Posted inPolitics
CT left out of Democrats’ 2024 early presidential primary lineup
Connecticut was vying to move up its presidential primary in 2024. But President Biden and Democrats want Georgia and Michigan to go earlier.
Posted inEducation
Study finds CHESLA student loans effective for in-state economic growth
The study found that CT residents with a college education will earn $1.2 million more than those who graduated with a high school diploma.