connecticut politics

Lawmakers cut the 2020 legislative special session short in March as COVID-19 cases started to climb dramatically in Connecticut. Today, they’re headed back to the State Capitol for a special session. One of the big topics is the election in just five weeks and the overwhelming amount of absentee ballots they are expecting this year. Every voter in Connecticut can…

Lawmakers cut the 2020 legislative special session short in March as COVID-19 cases started to climb dramatically in Connecticut. Today, they’re headed back to the State Capitol for a special session.

The special session begins Tuesday morning.

NBC CT’s Christine Stuart helped explain some of the news out of the State Capitol — legislative concerns over the governor’s extension of his emergency powers and a no confidence vote from the state police union.

After primary day last Tuesday, we are finally learning the results of one race that was-neck and-neck. Justin Anderson was declared the victor in the race for Second Congressional District in the Republican primary on Tuesday. He beat out Thomas Gilmer, who was arrested on a felony strangulation charge the day before the primary. When it became known that some…

The votes are in for the presidential primary and there were no surprises. President Donald Trump won the Republican bid and Joe Biden won the Democratic ticket. Results are still coming in for other races in the state. This was the first year we’ve had a ballot box to drop in an absentee ballot and these boxes were seeing...

As many as 300,000 people requested an absentee ballot during the primary election.

Hundreds of thousands of voters requested absentee ballots for the primary, while others still chose to head to the polls Tuesday.

Despite the ongoing power problems and the major changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, voters will be casting their ballots in Connecticut’s primary on Tuesday. Polls opened at 6 a.m., but many have already cast their vote with an absentee ballot. If you’re coming to vote, the Secretary of the State wants you to know that polling places...

Connecticut delayed the primary because of the COVID-19 pandemc and today is the day. Some are voting in person, but many cast ansentee ballots.

Primary Day looks a bit different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hundreds of thousands of voters applied for absentee ballots for the primary elections, but with pandemic concerns and power outages from Tropical Storm Isaias, officials are concerned about the vote.

Connecticut voters will rubber-stamp the presidential nominees and decide a number of down-ballot races Tuesday, but the result everyone will be watching for is how the primary itself comes off. Local election officials will have to count an unusually large number of absentee ballots, and coronavirus safety measures will be taken at polling places, making Tuesday a dress rehearsal for…

We’re approaching the August primary and town clerks across the state are seeing a surge in requests for absentee ballots. Many voters have decided to vote by mail rather than in person amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Senate is set to take up the debate over a controversial police accountability bill today.  The 71-page bill passed the House of Representatives after hours of emotional debate last week. The special session begins in the Senate at 10:30 a.m.  The Police Transparency & Accountability Task Force is holding a meeting and a subcommittee meeting today.  It’s unclear...

The discussions continues as many call for police accountability and transparency in Connecticut.

What does the future of large entertainment, sporting and convention events look like in Connecticut? The CRDA discusses that this Sunday on Face the Facts with NBC Connecticut.

The state House of Representatives passed the police accountability bill on Friday.

U.S. and state flags in Connecticut are being lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Representative John Lewis, who died on Friday night. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the flags will be at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on the date of interment, which has not been determined yet. “On behalf of the State of Connecticut, I thank Congressman...