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CT’s Sara Bronin to lead Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen December 22, 2022 @ 12:12 pmDecember 22, 2022 @ 3:50 pm

Bronin, who was nominated by President Biden last year, was confirmed Thursday and will serve as chair of the federal agency through 2024.

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Federal spending bill could include some CT priorities, but not all

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen December 16, 2022 @ 3:57 pmDecember 16, 2022 @ 3:57 pm

Election reforms will likely be in a federal funding bill, but prospects for the child tax credit and an online safety bill are uncertain.

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CT defense companies likely to get boost from federal spending bill

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen December 13, 2022 @ 7:15 amDecember 12, 2022 @ 10:54 pm

CT’s submarine and aerospace companies and suppliers could see major investments in workforce and supply chain development.

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Ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary, a push for assault weapons ban

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen December 8, 2022 @ 4:50 pmDecember 8, 2022 @ 4:50 pm

Gun violence survivors joined CT politicians to call on the Senate to restore the federal assault weapons ban, which is unlikely to pass.

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CT veterans await benefits as GOP stalls ‘burn pits’ bill in Senate

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen July 28, 2022 @ 7:12 pmSeptember 26, 2022 @ 3:42 pm

The veterans’ bill was expected to pass Congress by the end of the week, but the path forward is now uncertain after Republicans blocked it.

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Citing divorce fight, Alex Kasser resigns from the CT Senate

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 22, 2021 @ 11:49 amSeptember 4, 2022 @ 11:26 pm

The state Senator said stress from her contentious divorce her husband, Seth Bergstein, led to her decision to resign.

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Senate votes to repeal CT’s religious exemption to mandatory vaccinations

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas April 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:55 am

Senators voted 22 to 14 in favor of the proposal after more than eight hours of debate.

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Patricia Billie Miller breaks ground taking Senate seat

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 8, 2021 @ 3:51 pmSeptember 4, 2022 @ 10:27 pm

Patricia Billie Miller is the first woman and first person of color elected to the Connecticut Senate from Stamford.

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Senate sends data center incentives and town aid pledge bills to Lamont’s desk

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 1, 2021 @ 7:21 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:50 am

Senate endorsed an omnibus fiscal bill that lays the groundwork for a major boost in PILOT aid to many municipalities.

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Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education

Avatar photo by Adria Watson March 1, 2021 @ 6:13 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:50 am

Cardona was the youngest principal in the state of Connecticut.

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The game is changing. Chris Murphy says he’s ready to play.

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 21, 2021 @ 5:00 amMay 24, 2022 @ 8:54 pm

The question for Sen. Chris Murphy no longer is where might he go next, but what can he do now.

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Insulin, telehealth bills headed for governor’s desk

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso July 28, 2020 @ 7:37 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:36 am

The state Senate approved a pair of health bills that would cap insulin costs and extend telemedicine’s expansion through March.

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Senate approves billions more for small business loan program, hospitals, coronavirus testing

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat April 21, 2020 @ 7:25 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:30 am

The bill, however, did not contain more money for cities or states.

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Senate votes to rein in Trump on Iran, but White House expected to veto resolution

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat February 13, 2020 @ 6:47 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:21 am

The vote indicates there is bipartisan concern over Trump’s handling of Iran after the president order a strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

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Some Senate Democrats still publicly hedge on tolls

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, Jenna Carlesso and Keith M. Phaneuf January 31, 2020 @ 2:42 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:23 am

We asked the seven Senate Democrats whose votes on truck tolls have been in question. Here’s what they said.

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