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May 8, 2024
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Hundreds of bills remain on the table, as Connecticut lawmakers work to make tonight's midnight deadline.
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<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/politics/article/ct-quasi-public-agency-health-care-backlash-rat-19441945.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">Health care benefits for volunteers on quasi-public boards and commissions proposed, then quickly pulled. </p></a><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#1A98FF; text-align:left;" class="cta"><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/politics/article/ct-quasi-public-agency-health-care-backlash-rat-19441945.php" style="color:#1A98FF; text-decoration:underline;">Read More</a></p>
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<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/coelho-campaign-danbury-kushner-24th-senate-19437735.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">Republican Michelle Coelho thanked the 417 donors “that have believed in this campaign and have supported me in my efforts to change the 24th District for the better."</p></a><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#1A98FF; text-align:left;" class="cta"><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/coelho-campaign-danbury-kushner-24th-senate-19437735.php" style="color:#1A98FF; text-decoration:underline;">Read More</a></p>
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Live Updates: Connecticut lawmakers work until midnight deadline tonight
Hundreds of bills remain on the table, as Connecticut lawmakers work to make tonight's midnight deadline.
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Last-minute spending bill will send $5 million to CT's Shore Line East to fund new peak-service trains
After struggling to rebound from the pandemic, Shore Line East will get $5 million in ARPA funds for rail.
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After seven-hour debate, state Senate approves paid sick days for smaller CT companies
Majority Democrats in the state Senate late Monday night approved legislation that would phase-in mandatory paid sick days.
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Dan Haar: Finance firm banned from CT is giving away $50K to former customers as legislation fails
The CT Department of Banking banned "earned wage access" companies last year and lawmakers have declined to undo the move. EarnIn launched a creative response.
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Flight attendants at Breeze Airways, airline that serves CT's Bradley, vote to join union
Breeze Airways' flight attendants vote to unionize is supported by several Congress members representing CT.
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Former Bridgeport councilman pleads guilty in 2017 election case, official says
The sentencing before U.S. District Judge Victor Bolden had not been scheduled yet.
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CT Republicans and Lamont raise concerns over 'rat' that would give appointees health care coverage
Health care benefits for volunteers on quasi-public boards and commissions proposed, then quickly pulled.
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Danbury-area registrars of voters ‘overwhelmed’ with CT's early voting rollout
Connecticut’s new early voting law has stretched the schedules and increased the workload of registrars of voters in the Danbury area.
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Dr. Jerry Labriola, former GOP candidate for CT governor, U.S. Senate, dies at age 92
Dr. Jerry Labriola, Yale basketball star, former GOP candidate for CT governor, U.S. Senate, dies at 92
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Danbury Republican Coelho surpasses threshold for public campaign finance funds in state Senate race
Republican Michelle Coelho thanked the 417 donors “that have believed in this campaign and have supported me in my efforts to change the 24th District for the better."
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