Lawmakers raised bills to cap property tax hikes, and potentially battle Gov. Ned Lamont for control of Connecticut’s borrowing.
Sean Scanlon
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State Rep. Scanlon launches tax fairness debate with proposed $450M break for poor, middle class families
A new proposal Tuesday would give middle class families with children their largest state income tax break in a decade.
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Consensus building for COVID aid to restaurants
With restaurants desperate for help, Gov. Ned Lamont is promising at least another $25 million. House Republicans want $50 million.
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Ritter’s first move: Scanlon to become finance co-chair
Rep. Sean Scanlon will be co-chair of the legislature’s finance committee, the first personnel move by a new speaker.
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Democrats push latest public option bill despite slim chance of passing
In a short session, Democrats lack support from the governor and Republicans, but they’re still attempting a public option bill.
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Best of 2019: In a short session, lawmakers eye prescription drug proposals
In every town Sean Scanlon visited this summer and fall, residents complained about the high cost and availability of prescription drugs.
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In a short session, lawmakers eye prescription drug proposals
In every town Sean Scanlon visited this summer and fall, residents complained about the high cost and availability of prescription drugs.
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With outlook bleak for public option, lawmakers shift to new 2020 health care agenda
As hopes for public option dim, lawmakers move to a health care reform agenda that has bipartisan support.
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Lamont discovers the power of the pen
Gov. Ned Lamont has come to embrace bill signings as antidote to a polarized legislative session.
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Mental health parity bill signed into law
Beginning in 2021, Connecticut insurers will have to submit annual reports detailing their coverage of mental health and substance abuse services.
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A song, and a bill signing, for Ethan
It wasn’t your typical bill signing. A teenaged voice sang “Rise Up,” a song about overcoming despondency, rising up again and again, in spite of an ache that never leaves.
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Public option bill, already weakened by debate, dies in the Senate
The bill’s long slog and eventual death caps months of contentious discussion on efforts to change Connecticut’s health care landscape.
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Public option hits rocks, key components stripped from bill
State-sponsored health plans for individuals and small businesses are expected to be removed from the bill, along with a provision to re-establish an individual mandate
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‘Ethan’s Law’ wins final passage in Senate
Ethan’s Law was one of three gun bills to win final passage Thursday.
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Parents watch House pass ‘Ethan’s Law’
The Connecticut House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to approve a bipartisan gun safety bill sought by the parents of Ethan Song, a 15-year-old Guilford boy killed while handling a .357 Magnum pistol at a neighbor’s house.