A bill signing ceremony underscored that Trump’s aggressive immigration tactics will be a central theme in the 2026 midterm elections.
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General Assembly passes bill to regulate earmarks amid probe
The CT Senate gave final passage to a bill Monday to increase transparency around legislative earmarks and to address a political scandal.
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CT Mirror wins first Pulitzer Prize for ‘On the Hook’ series
The series, produced with ProPublica, focused on how CT laws had come to favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents.
Posted inGovernment
CT adds restrictions on towing companies seeking to sell vehicles
Senate Bill 413 will allow towing companies to sell vehicles only if they are at least 15 years old and after 30 days have passed.
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CT General Assembly nears adjournment, scores of bills awaiting final vote
Lawmakers passed the $28B budget Saturday, but there are still scores of bills on deck in the final three days of the legislative session.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
How much more state money will your town get?
The new state budget will send hundreds of millions more dollars to Connecticut towns than the last budget.
Posted inMoney
CT legislature adopts $28B budget with big aid for towns, childcare
The CT legislature adopted a $28.1 billion budget Saturday that orders big new investments in municipal aid and affordable childcare.
Posted inPolitics
Tweed-New Haven expansion, ‘various grants’ find place in budget
The spending bill includes about $60 million in ‘various grants’ and a provision to nudge forward the expansion of Tweed-New Haven Airport.
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Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney will not run for reelection
Sen. Martin M. Looney told his caucus Saturday that he will not seek reelection this fall after 46 years as a lawmaker.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
House OKs solar bill; GOP targets impact on public benefits charge
H.B. 5340 imposes a ‘budget target’ on solar incentives and addresses plug-in solar panels and the proliferation of large solar arrays.
Posted inGovernment
Connecticut passes AI regulations after years in development
CT is now among a growing number of states to adopt AI regulations. The Trump administration has sought to dissuade states from doing so.
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House leaders calm lawmakers ticked off by colleague’s TikTok
House Speaker Matt Ritter denounced a video posted on social media by a first-term Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Nick Menapace of East Lyme.
Posted inHuman Services
CT child advocate: Letter to DCF ensured child death did not go ‘unnoticed’
The child advocate said she “could not allow” the child’s apparent suicide and DCF’s handling of the case to go “unnoticed.”
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Bill limiting federal immigration actions gets final passage in CT House
SB 397 restricts activities of immigration officers and allows lawsuits against agents for constitutional violations, among other provisions.
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More CT residents using 988 hotline; deaths by suicide fell in 2025
Before the number changed, CT had 1,500 and 2,500 calls to the suicide hotline per month. CT now gets 4,000 to 5,000 calls in most months.