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Published May 12. 2021 10:21PM  Associated Press HARTFORD — A bill that would change the way prisoners are counted when Connecticut’s legislative district lines are redrawn heads to Gov. Ned Lamonts desk. The proposal received final legislative approval in the Democratic controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday, passing 95-49 along party lines. Currently, those incarcerated in the state are counted as members of the community in which they are imprisoned. Under this bill, they woul...

Hungry for normality, US teens get Covid jab and donuts Updated / Thursday, 13 May 2021 19:31 A teenager receives the Covid-19 vaccine in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in the US today US schoolboy Harrison Hunger, 14, received his Covid shot at a clinic in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, today and now has pastries on his mind. Asked what he plans to do first, the teen doesnt skip a beat: "Probably go to Krispy Kreme, because they are offering free donuts to people with one of these," he said showing ...

At a time when other states are restricting voting, Connecticut took a step in the opposite direction Tuesday night as lawmakers approved a landmark switch to no-excuse absentee ballots. Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives voted 104-44 on a bipartisan basis for a constitutional amendment to change the law and make it easier to obtain an absentee ballot. The spirited debate lasted ...

Connecticut House approves constitutional amendment for no-excuse absentee balloting Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant © Photo Brad Horrigan | bhorrigan@courant.com\r\r\r\r/Hartford Courant/TNS Connecticut lawmakers pushed a bill that would permanently keep absentee ballot boxes outside town halls. The boxes were used extensively in the August primary and November general election in 2020 as many voters wanted to avoid voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Stamfords train station needs a major overhaul. CT officials say a fee on large trucks may be the answer. Brianna Gurciullo FacebookTwitterEmail The Stamford Transportation Center in Stamford, Conn., photographed on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The Transportation Center was promised money in Gov. Ned Lamonts budget for improvements over the next five years.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media STAMFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont came to Stamford on Friday to hol...

A DOMESTIC abuse survivor, anti knife crime charity and a cafe which gives refugees and asylum seekers a chance have all been nominated for National Diversity Award. Shana Begum, The Daniel Fox Foundation and Cafe Laziz are making St Helens proud after all three were nominated for National Diversity Awards in different categories, for the work they do helping others in the community. The National Diversity Awards celebrate role models, entrepreneurs and community organisations. Shana Be...

Whether Connecticut joins New York and Massachusetts in legalizing recreational marijuana may turn on the ability of two prominent members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican caucus to solve a puzzle of politics and numbers.

CT takes a step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana Julia Bergman FacebookTwitterEmail The Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford.Hearst Connecticut Media Recreational marijuana moved closer to reality Tuesday as Democrats in the Judiciary Committee sent the governor’s bill to create a recreational cannabis market to the full General Assembly, even though the proposal, by their own admission, is still half baked. “I will admit to members of this committee at the outset that ...

THE family of Daniel Fox have condemned the recent reports of youths carrying around knives, adding that education is the key to saving more lives. In the past two months, the Star has reported on three incidents of knife crime on children aged 16 and younger, with two boys aged 16 and 14 hospitalised for their injuries. The first incident took place on Tuesday, January 19, when a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest and leg in Windlehurst. He is recovering from his injuries but was...

Leadbitter in Team of the Week Tuesday, 13th Mar 2012 09:28 Town midfielder Grant Leadbitter has been named in the Championship Team of the Week. The former skipper netted twice as the Blues came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 at Hull City on Saturday. Also included in the select XI is former Blues loan defender Darren O’Dea, who is now with Leeds. Team of the Week: Andy Lonergan (Leeds), Shaun Cummings (Reading), Adam El-Abd (Brighton), Darren O’Dea (Leeds), Daniel Fox (Southampton)...