Connecticut Senate

State lawmakers voted to temporarily extend some of Gov. Ned Lamont’s remaining pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, including a statewide mask mandate for schools and child care centers, despite assertions from Republicans that Connecticut is well past the emergency phase of the pandemic. The governor, whose emergency powers are slated to expire on Feb. 15, has said he wants to…

The Connecticut Senate is expected to take action on a bill that will allow adults over 21 to start purchasing cannabis in Connecticut starting in 2022. But several hurdles remain.

The Connecticut Senate is expected to take action on a bill that will allow adults over 21 to start purchasing cannabis in Connecticut starting in 2022. But several hurdles remain. “We think we’ve set it up in such a way that in 2022, you would be able to begin purchasing,” Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, said. Winfield, who negotiated the…

The end of the legislative session is fast approaching but lawmakers have a lot of unfinished business, including a piece of legislation that would legalize and tax cannabis for adults over the age of 21.

The end of the legislative session is fast approaching but lawmakers have a lot of unfinished business, including a piece of legislation that would legalize and tax cannabis for adults over the age of 21. “I am a no on this bill when it comes to not just the policy with lack of potency caps, I am concerned from an…

Sen. Dennis Bradley, (D) Bridgeport, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday after being indicted on federal corruption charges.

The General Assembly is discussing legislation that will provide more support and protections for working mothers.

More than 57% of Connecticut’s workforce is women and Connecticut lawmakers are looking to make it easier for nursing moms to reenter or stay in the workforce. It’s “well documented there are many benefits to breastfeeding for both the mom and the child,” Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, said.  Gilchrest said Connecticut already has a law that requires employers...

Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Connecticut like it is in neighboring states? Sen. Doug McCrory joins this week’s Face the Facts to give his take on it.

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

The last time the General Assembly was in session was March 11. Lawmakers have largely left managing the coronavirus pandemic to Gov. Ned Lamont, but allowing the governor to manage the day-to-day operations of state government means that there isn’t much of a role for the public to play.  Connecticut residents still have major questions about unemployment and reopening...

The Connecticut Senate’s Republican leader predicts the state could face legal action if Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont signs a new, two-year $43 billion state budget.

Three gun control bills, two involving the storage of firearms and one concerning the manufacture of guns without serial numbers, passed in the Connecticut Senate Thursday.

The Democratic-controlled Connecticut Senate has advanced legislation creating a paid family medical leave insurance program, despite a veto threat from Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.

One place where House and Senate Democrats and Gov.Ned Lamont agree is that they want to provide Paid Family and Medical Leave to Connecticut residents. The issue is what the program would look like and how it would be administered.

The top member of the Connecticut Senate told NBC Connecticut that David Lehman, the nominee to lead the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, has not yet been approved by lawmakers.

Connecticut Democrats, with some support from Republicans, are looking to enact gun reforms that they were unable to pass last year.

Democrats in the Connecticut Senate are divvying up control of the General Assembly’s committees after two years of sharing power with Republicans.

One of this year’s ballot questions has to do with the General Assembly’s long-standing practice of transferring public lands without much debate or discussion during the regular session.

While there is probably some level of disappointment for Stewart, the three-term Republican mayor of New Britain, there is surely excitement with the prospects of her landing on the top of the ballot as someone’s running mate for Lieutenant Governor.