Larson has also joined a chorus of Democratic lawmakers — like U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy — calling for Trump’s removal by the 25th Amendment.
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Lamont’s former aide, Jeff Beckham, withdraws as judicial nominee
Gov. Ned Lamont’s former top fiscal adviser, Jeffrey Beckham, asked Lamont to withdraw his nomination as a judge of the CT Superior Court.
Posted inPolitics
Survivors seek to nix statute of limitations for child sexual abuse
Survivors also want to expand the definition of child sexual abuse to include provisions around AI-generated material and more.
Posted inMoney
Medicaid uncertainty looms over new CT hospital tax deal talks
As the hospital industry seeks a new multiyear financial arrangement with CT, both are threatened by huge cuts in federal Medicaid assistance.
Posted inEducation
Financial literacy courses are expanding in CT, thanks to new requirement
Schools across CT are working to meet the new graduation requirement. Stamford got a boost from the city’s well-established finance sector.
Posted inJustice
Lamont withdraws judicial nomination of former Rep. John Shaban
Shaban was one of two politically connected nominees to face difficult questioning Thursday by the legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
Posted inEducation
UConn prepares for NCAA championship celebrations on campus
Lampposts and street signs were removed on the Storrs campus in anticipation of potentially destructive student celebrations.
Posted inBridgeport
Freeman Houses preserve history of Bridgeport’s Black community
The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are all that’s left of Little Liberia, a once-vibrant community of free Black and Native American people.
Posted inHousing
CT churches aim to add affordable housing, ‘Yes in God’s backyard’
‘YIGBY’ legislation under consideration in CT would make it easier for churches to build affordable housing on their own properties.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Loss of tax credits led to a drop-off in EV sales. Will they rebound?
Electric vehicle sales in Connecticut have fallen precipitously since the elimination of federal tax credits by the Trump administration.
Posted inEconomic Development
Former US Education Sec. Cardona to lead CT workforce effort
Gov. Lamont established the CT Career Pathways Commission by executive order Thursday. Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will lead it.
Posted inJustice
Police arrest the stepfather of 12-year-old girl who was found dead
Anthony Federline, the stepfather of a 12-year-old homeschooled girl found dead last month, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Here’s another way UConn’s basketball teams are making history
For the sixth time, UConn’s women’s and men’s teams have both secured spots in the Final Four. No one else has done it more than once.
Posted inPolitics
In final weeks of CT session, AI policy bills come into focus
Advocates hope a new approach to regulating artificial intelligence will finally generate results, despite tensions with the industry.
Posted inJustice
Lawmakers grill judicial nominees; confirmation votes postponed
The Judiciary Committee postponed confirmation votes on Superior Court judge nominees after tough questioning about their qualifications.