The coronavirus has shut down the Capitol and LOB until March 30 as a full “disinfecting” of the building is being done. In addition, there will be no public hearings next week. While the building is being “cleansed”, hopefully not just of germs, but of ill-thought legislation. Here is a ...
It was a whirlwind week at the Capitol as various committees held public hearings and committee meetings. On Monday, the Transportation Committee held a public hearing on several bills, including SB 213, the Governor’s CT2030 and Connecticut Infrastructure and SB 271, AAC the Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Transportation Reform Plan ...
The 2020 Legislative Session continues to move along at a rapid pace with committee meetings and public hearings. Criminal Justice: The Chairs of the Judiciary Committee held a press conference this week announcing the committee would be expanding on Governor Lamont’s “clean slate” legislation. Governor Lamont’s plan would allow for the ...
Lamont’s Proposals The 2020 Legislative session began Wednesday, February 5 with Governor Lamont’s “state of the state” address where he proposed his budget adjustments and highlighted his legislative proposals. The $22.3 billion budget adjustments increase state spending by 3.7%. Revenue changes: In Lamont’s proposal, the 10% corporate tax surcharge that ...
At his swearing in to the House of Representatives, newly-elected Democratic representative Brian Smith, D-Colchester, thanked Connecticut’s labor unions for helping secure his victory over Mark DeCaprio in the 48thdistrict to replace a Democratic seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Linda Orange. “I would like to thank everyone ...
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday broke with former Attorney General George Jepsen and issued a short, three-page opinion stating one of Democratic lawmakers’ latest captive audience bills would not be preempted by national labor law. Former Attorney General Jepsen issued a formal opinion in 2018 that Democrats’ captive ...