State representatives on Thursday passed a pair of sweeping bills that would aim to make it easier to become a teacher and examine the effects of unfunded education mandates on town.
https://www.courant.com/2024/05/03/plan-to-make-teacher-certification-process-in-ct-easier-advances/
News that the state will receive a billion dollars more in tax revenue has lawmakers on both sides of the aisle questioning whether the budget timetable needs to be changed.
https://www.courant.com/2024/05/03/revenue-boom-has-ct-officials-rethinking-budget-timetable/
Connecticut is moving to curb the proliferation of unregulated cannabis and hemp products now being sold in convenience stories, vape shops and gas stations.
With the volatile stock market still setting periodic records on Wall Street, state officials announced Tuesday that $1.1 billion in state income taxes will be set aside to pay off pension debts ...
https://www.courant.com/2024/04/30/ct-revenue-forecast-shocking-256-million-surplus-projected/
Capitol Police were investigating a potential threat Tuesday afternoon after a tip from Hartford police.
https://www.courant.com/2024/04/30/capitol-police-investigate-threat-as-ct-legislators-debate/
Acknowledging Connecticut’s substantial and increasing older adult population, the House of Representatives on Monday passed sweeping legislation overhauling the state’s elder care system, in...
https://www.courant.com/2024/04/30/house-passes-broad-bill-overhauling-aspects-of-elder-care-sector/
State lawmakers on Monday gave final passage to a bill that aims to prohibit recycling scams under Connecticut’s bottle bill.
https://www.courant.com/2024/04/30/ct-lawmakers-ok-legislation-to-ban-bottle-bill-recycling-scams/
As climate change bills struggle to get through the current legislative session, a new report shows Connecticut transportation emissions have increased sharply since 2020.
https://www.courant.com/2024/04/27/ct-greenhouse-gas-emissions-up-as-climate-change-bills-languish/
The Connecticut House approved Wednesday a bill to lower the threshold for paid sick day coverage from companies with 50 or more employees to those with 25 or more on Jan. 1, 2025; to 11 in 2026;...
https://www.courant.com/2024/04/25/ct-paid-sick-leave-expansion-passes-house-heads-to-senate-next/
Members of the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission met on Wednesday to discuss the operations and structure of that investigatory body, but one issue, in particular, dominated the ...