Proponents of red light cameras had to overcome concerns raised by the ACLU and NAACP about potential abuses and discriminatory enforcement.
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Senate gives overwhelming bipartisan approval to new CT budget
A new CT budget cuts income tax rates and invests in local schools but leaves questions around higher education and social services.
CT House adopts $51B budget with big middle-class tax cut
The CT budget proposal features an income tax cut and boosts funding to local schools. The Senate is expected to debate the bill on Tuesday.
CT farmers have a wish list, and the new Farm Bill could help
Congress is negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill, which funds agricultural programs. CT farmers want more money for programs that fit the Northeast.
Senate passes update of Connecticut’s strong gun laws
The bill would ban the open carry of firearms, strengthen rules for gun storage and reporting stolen firearms, and expand a ban on AR-15s.
GOP objects as Lamont tries to resurrect waste disposal fee
Negotiations on the state budget have been complicated by a late move by Gov. Lamont to include new municipal waste fees in the budget.
CT legislature votes to ban child marriages
The CT Senate vote came hours after a group of advocates dressed in wedding dresses urged lawmakers to pass the bill to ban child marriages.
Newtown school board votes 5-0 to keep books after challenges
The Newtown board’s decision to keep the books ‘Flamer’ and ‘Blankets’ at the high school’s library comes one day after two members resigned.
Protesters arrested as Lamont, lawmakers strike CT budget deal
With a budget centered on middle-class tax relief largely finalized Thursday, protesters were still demanding more spending on wages.
Nikki Haley to CT Republicans: ‘No more complaining’
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley, at CT Republicans’ Prescott Bush Dinner, called the debt ceiling deal “a national bipartisan disgrace.”
Former CT Rep. Michael DiMassa sentenced to 27 months in prison
DiMassa was sentenced for his role in several embezzlement schemes that resulted in more than $1.2 million being stolen from West Haven.
With 7 days left in legislative session, many bills are destined to die
In the CT legislature’s closing days, power shifts from the Democratic majority to the GOP minority, which can kill bills with long debates.
Cost of CT State Pier project increases by nearly $50 million
The CT Port Authority’s announcement means that redeveloping New London State Pier will cost more than three times the original estimate.
A CT budget crisis is ‘on the horizon,’ legislators warn
With just over a week to go before CT’s legislative session ends, some say the state’s spending cap is setting up the next budget to fail.
CT’s long, winding trip to fix a short stretch of Route 9
CT has wanted to remove two sets of traffic lights on Route 9 in Middletown for years. But DOT is still choosing a design for the project.