The bill passed nearly unanimously. The lone dissenting vote came from the lawmaker with the most prisons in his legislative district.
John Kissel
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Politics
Senators takes tough stand on Eversource. Even the ones who work there.
It turned out that no one could resist a pre-election jab at Eversource.
Posted inPolitics
‘Zooming’ their way to a special session on police reforms
A police accountability bill is nearly finished. Plans for how the legislature will function in special session are not.
Posted inJustice
Legislators see an opportunity for reforms in wake of George Floyd’s death
There’s an urgency now, lawmakers say, but they worry a delay could kill the momentum for meaningful reforms.
Posted inJustice
Claims commissioner resigns amid controversy
J. Paul Vance Jr., the claims commissioner under fire for awarding $16.8 million to compensate four member members of a New Haven gang whose murder convictions were set aside, submitted a resignation letter last week, the governor’s office said Friday.
Posted inEducation
Mixed reactions from Malloy, lawmakers on UConn tuition hike
What a difference four years makes. In 2011, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy during his budget address to the General Assembly called on the University of Connecticut not to increase tuition at a faster rate than inflation. He made the request even though state funding cuts to to the public university were inevitable as lawmakers grappled with closing a […]