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Bill Would Toughen Penalty In Police Chases Which Result In Injury
The State House has voted unanimously in favor of a bill to increase the penalty for fleeing from police in cases in which an officer or third party is hurt or killed.
State House Unanimously Passes Measure Calling For Uniform College Aid Info
A proposal to require Connecticut colleges and universities to supply students with uniform financial aid information has passed in the state House of Representatives.
Bill Would Require Administrator Salary Comparisons With Out-Of-State Institutions
The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed legislation requiring the UConn Board of Trustees and Board of Regents to compare their administrators’ salaries to those paid at out-of-state institutions.
State House Approves Sale Of Beer In Pouches
A bill that would allow malt beverages, including beer, to be sold in Connecticut in pliable pouches is moving through the General Assembly.
Finance Committee Delays Car Tax Cut, Extends Corporation Tax Surcharge
The legislature’s tax-writing committee has approved a revenue package that delays the governor’s proposal to slash car taxes, extends a surcharge on Connecticut’s corporation tax and creates a tax amnesty program.
State House Considers Expansion Of Absentee Voting
The House of Representatives is voting on whether to place a question on the 2014 ballot giving voters the option to expand absentee voting.
NH Lawmaker Refers To Women As ‘Vaginas’ In Email To House Colleagues
A Republican lawmaker says he doesn’t regret referring to women as “vaginas” in an email to his House colleagues and that he used the word for shock value during a debate over repealing a law allowing people to use deadly force to defend themselves.
UCONN Bill Wins Committee Approval
By STEPHEN KALIN Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s $1.5 billion proposal to strengthen the sciences and boost enrollment at Connecticut’s flagship university has passed a key legislative hurdle. The General […]
Gun Bill Passes State Senate
The state Senate voted 26-10 to approve wide-ranging legislation in response to last year’s deadly school shooting in Newtown, including gun control measures that ban the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines and 100 weapons that previously had been legal.
Gun Bill Debate Underway At Capitol
Responding to one of the worst massacres in state history, Connecticut lawmakers are expected to pass a package of gun control and other measures, described by supporters as the most comprehensive in the country
