Connecticut News
- Connecticut police hope that 15,000 likes on Facebook will get man to turn himself in 23 May 2019 03:12 CNN The City of Torrington police department posted two mugshots on Facebook early Wednesday morning, and claimed that they had made a deal with Jose Simms, pictured in the first mugshot. If the post got 15,000 likes, they wrote, he would turn himself in. …
- Lamont leaves tolls for special session 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror ctmirror.org Gov. Ned Lamont Updated at 5:05 p.m. Gov. Ned Lamont conceded Tuesday that the 2019 session of the General Assembly will end June 5 without a vote on highway tolls, recasting his focus for the final weeks to delivering a budget that will …
- CT lawmakers introduce ‘Ethan’s Law’ to require safe storage of guns 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Rep. Rosa DeLauro led a press conference in Washington Tuesday announcing the introduction of Ethan’s Law in the U.S. House of Representatives. With her were other members of the delegation and Ethan’s parents, far left, Michael and Kristen Song. …
- CT enters legal tussle over Trump administration’s ‘conscience rule’ 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Frankie Graziano :: Connecticut Public Radio Attorney General William Tong called the federal mandate a “politically motivated attack” on the American people, particularly women and LGBTQ people. Connecticut is joining nearly two dozen other states in …
- Bill would stop restaurants’ use of Styrofoam containers 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Two years from now, restaurants and caterers would no longer be able to use single-use “expanded poly-styrene” or Styrofoam containers under a bill passed Tuesday by the House. “This bill is introduced to reduce litter in our parks, in our urban centers …
- The tax cut that isn’t 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration has become a master in the art of the “float,” publicizing a suggested new policy and then waiting to see public reaction before taking a firm position. Most of the time Lamont does not take a hard position, but he implies …
- A false comparison to other states’ tolls 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Electronic driving taxes (A/K/A/ “tolls”) are a bad idea for numerous reasons. The push for tolls in Connecticut is based on the false premise that a new revenue source is needed. The Special Transportation Fund (STF) needs to be returned to …
- Lamont’s first budget could hinge on progressive taxes 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Frankie Graziano :: Connecticut Public Radio Gov. Ned Lamont. Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal of completing his first state budget on time could be stymied by his reluctance to order taxes aimed specifically at Connecticut’s wealthiest. Boxed in by large deficit …
- Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror This article was produced through a partnership between ProPublica and the Connecticut Mirror, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Westport — A dirt field overgrown with weeds is the incongruous entrance to one of America’s …
- Lamont veto threat exposes rift with labor 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror mark pazniokas :: ctmirror.org Gov. Ned Lamont: “I will veto the bill as currently written.” Gov. Ned Lamont’s quietly simmering argument with labor progressives over the appropriate role of private insurers in a proposed state-mandated paid family and …
- Hope for new federal highway bill dims, but CT ‘not ready’ for it anyway 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Interstate 91 approaching Hartford. Washington — Prospects for a massive, new federal highway bill dimmed Wednesday as Democratic leaders and President Donald Trump failed to even sit down to discuss the plan, the result of increased enmity between Capitol …
- House endorses bill requiring courses on black, Latino history 23 May 2019 03:10 CT Mirror Rep. Bobby Gibson, left, a key sponsor of the bill, Rep. Anthony Nolan and Rep. Charlie Stallworth celebrate its passage. African-American, Puerto Rican and Latino studies would become part of every school district’s high school curriculum starting in 2021 …
- Fight for Reproductive Rights Rekindles Connecticut Pride 23 May 2019 02:55 CT News Junkie HARTFORD, CT — Pro-choice organizers, protesters, and legislators met on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday not only to condemn the passage of strict abortion laws in states like Alabama and Missouri, but to celebrate Connecticut’s commitment to a …
- Pension Transfers Nixed, Again 23 May 2019 02:04 New Haven Independent For the second time in two weeks, the Hamden Legislative Council voted down a $2.1 million package of transfers from funding allocated for the town’s pension fund. The transfers failed 6-6, many of the no votes the same as at the last meeting, the yeses …
- Wanted Connecticut man agrees to turn himself in if his wanted poster gets 15,000 likes on Facebook 23 May 2019 01:01 WSLS TORRINGTON, Conn. - Well, this is a new one. A wanted man in Connecticut cut a deal with police -- he'll turn himself in if his wanted poster, posted on the Torrington Police Department's Facebook page, gets 15,000 likes. Jose Simms, 29, is …
