Hearing Planned On Metro-North Power Outage
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A U.S. Senate subcommittee is holding a field hearing in Bridgeport on the recent power failure that disrupted service along the Metro-North Railroad last month. U.S. Sen....
View ArticleLawmakers Concerned About Metro-North Woes
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers on Wednesday expressed anger and concern about recent accidents on the Metro-North commuter rail line, with some suggesting...
View ArticleConn. Turns Up Heat On Flying Ice From Vehicles
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A state law is about to take effect imposing fines on truckers and motorists who fail to clear their vehicles of snow. Three years after the legislature and then-Gov. M. Jodi...
View ArticleConn. Panel To Hear About Child Custody Concerns
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A legislative panel is set to hear from the public about legal disputes involving child custody cases in Connecticut. The task force has scheduled a hearing on Thursday morning...
View ArticleVictim Privacy Task Force Approves Final Report
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) _ The legislature’s Victim Privacy and Public’s Right to Know task force approved it’s final report Friday in a 15-2 vote. Among the four recommendations made, the...
View ArticleDelayed Legislative Session Set To Start
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut legislators are returning to Hartford for the opening of this year’s legislative session, delayed one day due to a winter storm. Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is...
View ArticleHearing Set For Bill On Conn. College Sex Assaults
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A bill aimed at improving sexual assault policies on Connecticut college campuses is up for a public hearing before state lawmakers. The legislature’s higher education committee...
View ArticleMalloy To Discuss Funding Plan For Conn. Colleges
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) _ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is discussing his proposal to spend more than $134 million on the newly consolidated Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system. The money is part...
View ArticleJustice To Face Second Confirmation Hearing
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s nominee for the Connecticut Supreme Court is expected to appear again before a legislative panel, the first step in his latest confirmation process....
View ArticleResurrected Bill Expands Conn. Workers’ Comp Law
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Some Connecticut lawmakers have resurrected a proposal from last year to expand the state’s workers’ compensation law to cover employees who’ve suffered an emotional or mental...
View ArticleConn. Agency Seeks To Streamline Rules For Raffles
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that attempts to make it easier for charitable organizations to raise money from bazaars and raffles. Appearing Tuesday before the...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Backs Repeal Of Keno
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s House speaker said Wednesday he will work to halt the introduction of keno, a bingo-style game that was authorized by the legislature last year as part of a deal to...
View ArticleState Lawmakers To Hold Hearing On Keno Plans
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers want to have a public discussion about whether the state should continue with plans for the gambling game keno, possibly in...
View ArticlePanel Declines To Take Up New Gun Bills
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The co-chairmen of a key Connecticut legislative committee say there are no plans to take up numerous gun-related bills filed this session. Rep. Stephen Dargan said Thursday the...
View ArticleConn. Lawmakers Revisit Assisted Suicide Issue
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers agreed Friday to revisit legislation allowing doctors to prescribe medication to help mentally competent, terminally ill...
View ArticleFBI Probe Conn. House GOP, Direct Mail Vendors
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ FBI subpoenas show investigators are reviewing any contracts and correspondence between the Connecticut House Republicans and direct mail...
View ArticleHearing Set On Proposed Conn. Drone Law
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers will hold a public hearing on a bill that would impose lengthy prison sentences on people who commit crimes with drones. The Judiciary Committee has...
View ArticleLawmakers Discuss Concussion Bill
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers are considering ways to raise public awareness of dangerous medical conditions that have afflicted student athletes:...
View ArticleConn. Bill Expands Worker’s Compensation Law
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The Newtown Police officer who has not yet returned to work since the 2012 school massacre because of post-traumatic stress disorder urged...
View ArticleConn. Bill Targets “Knock-Out Game” Assaults
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A West Hartford police officer is urging state lawmakers to impose tougher criminal penalties for sucker-punch attacks. Officer Tom Nagle said his 18-year-old son Eric was...
View ArticleHearing On Pesticides
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut state lawmakers are considering whether to expand restrictions on pesticide use to include more public places like parks, playgrounds and municipal greens....
View ArticleConn. Assisted Suicide Bill Draws Large Crowd
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers on Monday heard emotional testimony, at times wrenching personal stories, from people who both oppose and support proposed legislation that would allow...
View ArticleHearing Set for Bill on Conn. Child Guardians
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A state legislative committee has scheduled a public hearing on a bill prompted by complaints from parents involved in contentious child custody cases. The Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleRevised ‘Knockout Game’ Bill Passes Committee
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A key legislative committee is moving along a bill that would increase criminal penalties for sucker-punch attacks, despite some lawmakers questioning whether the legislation is...
View ArticleGOP Offers State Budget Alternative
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Minority Republicans in the Connecticut General Assembly on Thursday offered an alternative $18.9 billion state budget that scraps the governor’s...
View ArticleHouse Overwhelmingly Passes UTC Credits
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a deal to grant up to $400 million in tax credits to United...
View ArticleLong-Term Care Insurance Rates Bill Clears House
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A bill that attempts to buffer the effect of rising long-term care insurance policy rate increases is heading to Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s desk. The House of...
View ArticleBill Streamlining Raffle Rules Heads to Governor
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A bill that attempts to make it easier for charitable organizations in Connecticut to raise money from bazaars and raffles is heading to the governor’s desk. The House of...
View ArticleNew Revenue Figures Prompt Gop to Change Proposal
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The minority Republicans in Connecticut’s General Assembly are offering up ideas for trimming the new state budget, now that the projected surplus has plunged by $461.5 million....
View ArticleBill Imposing New Penalty for Drivers Progresses
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A bill that creates an additional violation for Connecticut motorists who fail to use reasonable care and injure or kill a “vulnerable user” of the roadway moving to Gov. Dannel...
View ArticlePrepaid Fuel Plan Protections Bill Heads to Gov.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Legislation that creates protections for Connecticut consumers who sign up for prepaid heating fuel plans is heading to the governor’s desk. The House of Representatives approved...
View ArticleDemocratic Budget Deal Passes Both Houses
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A $19 billion state budget crafted by Democrats passed the full Connecticut General Assembly early Sunday morning, just days after revelations...
View ArticleDeal Reached on Connecticut Fracking Waste Bill
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The state Senate on Monday endorsed a bipartisan compromise on how to handle the possibility of waste coming to Connecticut from hydraulic...
View ArticleBill Helps School With Security Plans
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A bill creating a system for the Department of Education to help Connecticut school districts make sure their security plans are adequate is moving through the General Assembly....
View ArticleMalloy Touts Legislative Wins in Re-Election Bid
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is trumpeting his legislative victories as he now focuses on winning re-election, saying “real progress” has been made to...
View ArticleAdvocates Hope to Revive Juvenile Sentencing Bill
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Advocates of a failed bill that would have revamped Connecticut’s juvenile sentencing rules following two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings are...
View ArticleTed Kennedy Jr. Receives Party Endorsement
MADISON, Conn. (AP) _ Ted Kennedy Jr. has received the official endorsement of Democratic Party in his run for a state Senate seat in Connecticut. The son of the late U.S. senator was unopposed for the...
View ArticleDUI Charge Would Mean Ignition Lock Under New Bill
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ People charged with drunken driving in Connecticut could soon be required to install blood-alcohol testers in their vehicles, even if they’ve...
View ArticleEffort to Expand Police Mental Health Coverage Progresses
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A long-running effort to extend workers’ compensation benefits to police officers who receive mental health injuries on the job cleared a key...
View ArticleOutside Groups Gearing Up For Connecticut Legislative Races
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two years after outside groups spent more than $16 million on Connecticut’s governor’s race, some are turning their attention to the state’s legislative races, albeit on a much...
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