Connecticut lawmakers

Some groups are saying the governor’s proposed budget doesn’t go far enough in addressing the needs of all students and teachers across the state.

Connecticut’s representatives in Congress are weighing in on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

After a Texas law was ruled unconstitutional, proponents here in Connecticut said the state’s law banning firearms for people who have protective orders taken out against them is vital.

A proposal by the Lamont Administration would allow pharmacists to prescribe certain forms of birth control.

A Connecticut lawmaker from Puerto Rico says the gender-neutral term Latinx is being pushed by non-Hispanic interests and he says he wants to see it banned from being used in state government and Connecticut schools.

Lawmakers heard from the public Thursday speaking for and against a bill that would allow grocery stores to sell wine in Connecticut.

There has been a decades-old debate about the sale of wine in Connecticut grocery stores and that debate continued Thursday in Hartford.

Some state lawmakers and medical professionals are pushing for legislation that would improve Connecticut’s emergency medical system. Senate Democrats brought proposed reforms before the Public Health Committee Monday. They say a shortage of EMTs and paramedics is leading to slow response times in parts of the state and burnout for workers. “One thing that we use for sure on...

The advocates want to address an EMS worker shortage they say leads to delayed response times.

A Tolland lawmakers says an amendment to a bill that became law last year mandating a 30-minute lunch break for teachers never went through the proper legislative process, and she wants it repealed.

House Bill 6211 would lay groundwork to protect undocumented families that register kids for school, and require student documents to be sent out in a parents’ native language.

Lawmakers are considering a proposal that could add cameras to some intersections to catch people who run red lights.

A proposal is back before state legislators this year that would allow a window for bear hunting in Connecticut.

Comptroller Sean Scanlon (D) gives us an update on the state’s partnership plan and the changes he’d like to make to the health plan offered to about 60,000 teachers, police officers, firefighters and other municipal employees.

With lawmakers returning to the Capitol, dozens of immigrants and advocates are raising their voices. People gathered at the Legislative Office Building Wednesday morning, renewing their calls for expanded HUSKY health coverage. That is a Medicaid program, and they want it to cover all immigrants regardless of their status. “I pay taxes,” Elenir Cantado, from Brazil, said. “Many are parents,…

Lawmakers, community members, friends and family are grieving following the tragic passing of Representative Quentin “Q” Williams.

Making sense of the chaos in the House chamber. After three votes, no one has the majority to become speaker of the house, something that hasn’t happened in 100 years.

Making sense of the chaos in the U.S. House chamber. After three votes, no one has the majority to become Speaker of the House, something that hasn’t happened in 100 years. No Speaker of the House was elected after three ballots Tuesday, a historic moment. The Republican majority was unable to completely rally around Congressman Kevin McCarthy of California...

After the Southwest debacle over the holidays, some lawmakers are renewing calls for better protection for airline passengers.