The demand for police reforms have come on the street. On Friday, the cops pushed back in a virtual hearing.
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Lamont, leaders keep tight grip on special session agenda
Behind-the-scenes lobbying to broaden next week’s special session has not moved Gov. Ned Lamont or legislative leaders.
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Public gets chance to weigh in on police accountability bill
Lawmakers are holding a Zoom listening session beginning at 10 a.m. It will be broadcast on CT-N.
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Judiciary Committee policing bill is just a draft, Republicans caution
Ahead of the impending special session, Republicans stress that a new policing bill needs scrutiny before passing.
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Senate Dems want broad social justice agenda for July session, others say there isn’t time
Senate Democrats want to tackle systemic racial inequalities in housing, education and beyond. But there’s only agreement on police reforms.
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Should summer debate on racial inequality stop at police accountability?
National outrage against racism and police violence has galvanized legislators in Connecticut to act. But how far will they go?
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Lamont: No special session without consensus on package
Gov. Ned Lamont told lawmakers he’ll call them into special session — when they have a deal on police accountability and the use of absentee ballots.
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Demand grows for lawmakers to act on police accountability reforms
As a task force met to discuss police accountability reforms, faith leaders announced they will fast for part of each day until a special legislative session is convened.
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House passes police accountability bill over Republican objections
The bill requires law enforcement to change the way they publicly release information after use-of-force incidents and prohibits police officers from firing into fleeing vehicles.
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Without dissent, Senate passes police shootings bill
One state senator’s quiet negotiations with police chiefs and officers led to the unanimous passage Wednesday night of police accountability legislation drafted in response to the police shootings of motorists in New Haven and Wethersfield.
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Lawmakers make late push for more police accountability
A handful of Democratic legislators are making a last-ditch effort to advance a bill that would expedite investigations into police misconduct and strip accused officers of pay while inquiries are underway.
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National unrest sharpens CT’s focus on police-community trust
Despite enacting some of the country’s most progressive police reforms, Connecticut still faces the same questions other states do about whether police are doing enough to enforce the law effectively without infringing on the civil rights of minorities, and if they are doing enough to build trust with their communities.
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Legislators approve ‘Second Chance,’ body camera bills
The Connecticut House and Senate voted in quick succession Monday to adopt two major criminal justice bills intended to increase police accountability, end racially disparate sentencing and lower incarceration rates for non-violent crimes.