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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 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...
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...
Connecticut high court nominee who supported Amy Coney Barrett withdraws
A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court withdrew her name from consideration Friday after state lawmakers raised questions about a letter she signed in 2017 supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position. Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont released a statement saying...
Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A nominee to Connecticut's highest court told state lawmakers Monday that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. May 11, 2023. Editorial: Send lawmakers back to school before rushing decisions on future of CT colleges The word “college” should be synonymous with deeper thinking. Yet the recent discourse at the Connecticut’s highest...
Today in History: May 4, four killed at Kent State
Today in History Today is Thursday, May 4, the 124th day of 2023. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing...
Probe: Jailed man died of cardiac arrest due to withdrawal
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — The cause of death for a man who was found unresponsive in his Connecticut jail cell and died days later at a hospital was cardiac arrest caused by drug withdrawal, not an officer's use of force, according to a state investigation's findings released Friday. ...
Proposal to lower Connecticut income tax rates advances
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state lawmakers on Wednesday night advanced a Democratic proposal to reduce state income tax rates, but for some legislators the plan is not nearly enough. Republican legislators, the minority party in the General Assembly, and some Democrats...
Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he'd be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting. Nor did he predict that he'd be propelled into the national spotlight, placing his state at the forefront of the conversation...
