Politics & Policy

Gov. Ned Lamont used his line-item veto power Tuesday to cut grants and earmarks worth $4 million from six sections of Senate Bill 298, a 98-section emergency-certified bill that sped with little review to passage last week by the General Assembly.

Connecticut has paid out more than $1 billion in benefits to workers facing illness or caring for a sick family member since 2022.

Labor unions and several Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged passage of legislation that would require incoming contractors to temporarily retain workers when service contracts change hands, arguing it would prevent abrupt job losses.

In an effort to stem further losses of dairy farms in the state, a coalition of dairy farmers is lobbying the General Assembly to pass legislation this year to provide stability for the industry.

The legislature’s Public Health Committee has advanced a bill that would restrict certain private equity practices in Connecticut hospitals, including banning sale-leaseback agreements.

Gov. Ned Lamont informed Democratic legislative leaders in a conference call Monday afternoon he intends to use...

As conflict escalates in Iran with reports of American casualties, Connecticut’s federal lawmakers are warning of a...

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a “climate superfund” to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related infrastructure, though opponents warn of higher energy costs and looming lawsuits.

To bring more scrutiny to private equity ownership of nursing homes, members of the legislature’s Aging Committee are considering a bill that would boost financial disclosure mandates and require owners to secure a performance bond or other form of security.

Connecticut’s “nickel-per-nip” program sends hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to towns for environmental cleanup, yet some argue the tiny liquor bottles fuel drunken driving and litter — and want legislators to allow municipalities to ban them all together.