Tag: Connecticut state government

Orchestra set to start in fall; CT virus rules up for a vote

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PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Symphony Orchestra isn’t playing at the Fourth of July extravaganza on the city’s East End beach, but it is...

Connecticut lawmaker resigns state Senate, citing divorce

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Connecticut state Sen. Alex Kasser, the first Democrat elected by her Fairfield County district since 1930, announced Tuesday she is resigning from office. She...

Connecticut governor signs recreational marijuana into law

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed a bill making Connecticut the 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana, which remains...

Woman who identified predator in 1953 may finally get reward

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Connecticut legislators on Wednesday moved closer to making amends with a Hartford woman who helped in the identification, arrest and conviction of a man...

Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation

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In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact sweeping changes to...

Court rejects appeal of killer of 3 in home invasion

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HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a man convicted of murder, sexual assault and other crimes in the killings...

High court nixes Alex Jones’ appeal in Newtown shooting case

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HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was...

Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate

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After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local...

CT governor gets second shot, UNH starts genomic sequencing

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Developments in the coronavirus outbreak across New England: CONNECTICUT ...