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Since 2012, 15 states and Washington D.C. have legalized marijuana for adults over the age of 21. Will Connecticut be next? “Because prohibition has failed because legally, nationally, cannabis is being legalized, we can’t stick our head in the sand at this point anymore,” Jonathan Harris, Gov. Ned Lamont’s senior adviser, said. Harris told the legislature’s Judiciary Committee Friday...

A life and death debate over rights and ethics took over the virtual Capitol on Friday. Lawmakers heard public testimony on the aid-in-dying bill being considered for at least the eighth legislative session. “Today is the day, it’s been exactly 28 months since she’s passed and I still count every minute that we’ve been apart,” Gregory Shimer of West Hartford...

Part of Connecticut’s controversial police accountability law is getting a second look. Those in charge of putting the new rules into practice say the way it’s written right now may put officers who lay their lives on the line in more harm. Several in law enforcement took the opportunity to have their voice heard during Monday’s public hearing on...

Legislators heard from several members of law enforcement on Monday about the new police accountability law that goes into effect just weeks from now.

Several years of stalemates have stymied a plan to allow sports wagers in Connecticut casinos. Legislation to also allow bets online, which was put on the back burner the last three years, is now back on the table. Those involved in the negotiations are betting this could be the bill’s year to pass. “It feels like everyone wants to...

House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive for COVID-19 while they sheltered at an undisclosed location during the Capitol siege on Wednesday.

New England’s mostly Democratic legislative delegation reacted with joy on social media on Saturday as Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential election by NBC News and other national news outlets. “Thank God,” said outgoing U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts. “A big congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris,” said U.S....

Connecticut activists have implored lawmakers to pass legislation to protect pedestrians and bikers. This year 15 pedestrians were killed by motorists, The Hartford Courant reported Friday. Anthony Cherolis, who leads an effort by the Center for Latino Progress to improve transportation infrastructure in Hartford says the House bill includes provisions that have been successful in reducing pedestrian deaths outside Connecticut. Provisions...