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Connecticut lawmakers to vote on 2-year $51.1 billion budget that includes historic income tax cut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut House of Representatives was poised to pass a two-year, $51.1 billion state budget that includes a historic cut to the state's personal income tax, possibly on a bipartisan vote. The Democratic-controlled House chamber began debating the bill...
Bonner scores 22, Jones 21 and Connecticut holds off Dallas 80-74 in WNBA matchup
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 22 points, Brionna Jones added 21, and the Connecticut Sun held off a second-half rally by Dallas, defeating the Wings 80-74 on Sunday. Leading 63-52 heading to the fourth quarter, the Sun held on although their lead was down to seven...
Gavin Kash hits 2 HRs to help Texas Tech beat Florida 5-4 at Gainesville Regional
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Gavin Kash two home runs, including a two-out two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Texas Tech beat top-seeded Florida 5-4 Saturday night at the Gainesville Regional. Florida (45-15), the No. 2 national seed, plays Connecticut in a loser-out...
Connecticut governor poised to sign state's most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state's most wide-ranging gun legislation since the laws that followed the 2012 Sandy Hook school...
Connecticut lawmakers send wrong-way driver bill to governor
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers, still grieving the death of a fellow legislator killed in a wrong-way crash in January, gave final legislative approval Friday to a bill that attempts to address the large increase in wrong-way crashes on the state's roads. The bill,...
Connecticut lawmakers vote to allow people to use deadly force as the bear population grows
Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state's growing bear population. But they stopped far short of a bear hunt and restrictions on people unintentionally feeding the hungry animals. The legislation, which cleared the House of Representatives on...
Connecticut lawmakers vote to bar anyone under 18 from getting married
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to tighten the state's marriage laws, prohibiting anyone under age 18 from being issued a marriage license under any circumstance. The legislation cleared the Senate unanimously, following a 98-45 bipartisan vote last month...
Connecticut board votes against banning books after acrimonious debate over sexual content
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut board of education has voted two keep two books on its town's high school shelves after weeks of acrimonious debate over book-banning that culminated in the resignation of two Republican board members. The remaining members of the Newtown Board...
Man convicted for 4th time of sending threats to officials, journalists
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man with a history of writing threats to public officials, including a U.S. president and a Supreme Court justice, has been convicted for a fourth time after prosecutors say he mailed more than 100 additional threatening letters. Garrett...
Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $1 million in coronavirus aid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut state representative was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $1.2 million from the city of West Haven — most of it in federal coronavirus-related aid — and using a good chunk of it to fuel his gambling addiction. ...
