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By Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror Question: When was the last time a Connecticut legislature was poised to adopt a state budget with a $2.3 billion surplus built into it? Answer: Never, until now. Democrats and Republicans alike were expected to vote for the $46.4 billion, two-year package when it goes before the House of Representatives on Tuesday. But even though about 5% of the funds appears to be left unspent, the anticipated surplus would become a payment into the state’s pens...

The Senate voted 26-10 on Friday to pass a bill that would limit the Department of Correction's use of solitary confinement.

Tied to the bill were a bevy of other proposals, from a Medicaid expansion to a plan to enhance subsidies on CT's health insurance exchange.

By Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror Despite the collapse of an ambitious public option bill, legislative leaders say they’re still committed to passing meaningful health reform before the session adjourns on June 9. Tied to the ill-fated bill were a bevy of other proposals, from an expansion of Medicaid to a plan that would enhance subsidies on Connecticut’s health insurance exchange. Up for debate now is which measures will survive and whether they will appear in separate legislatio...

As General Assembly winds down, legislators have not acted on nursing home reforms.

Despite the collapse of an ambitious public option bill, legislative leaders say they’re still committed to passing meaningful health reform before the session adjourns on June 9.

The Senate unanimously passed a bill that would increase the number of direct-care hours for nursing home residents, among other changes.

At least nine bills have been introduced in the CT legislature this year addressing problems in long-term care facilities.

Early this year, as legislators were beginning their work at the state Capitol amid a prolonged health crisis, a task force was created to study the dire

House Bill 6441 gives municipalities new and better tools to address climate change Reef Ball Project at Stratford Point There is a sense of urgency in communities across the state to take action to respond and adapt to climate change.  Ask any municipal chief elected officer, town manager, planner, or engineer: There is no shortage of ideas or projects.  There is, however, a shortage of funds. Paterson and LaFrance With just weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, the Connecticut Gen...