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Opinion: Im a CT college student. Legalizing marijuana is wrong Lydia Curtiss FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Flags with a marijuana leaf wave outside the Connecticut State Capitol building April 20, 2021 in Hartford.Jessica Hill / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Lydia Curtiss of Litchfield is a student majoring in communication at Central Connecticut State University.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The Connecticut state legislature should not legalize recreational marijuana because ...

By Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror A measure repealing Connecticut’s religious exemption from mandatory school vaccinations is headed for Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after the Senate gave final passage to the bill in an evening vote Tuesday over the objections of several Republicans and thousands of protestors who gathered outside the state Capitol. Senators voted 22 to 14 in favor of the proposal after nine hours of debate. The vote broke mostly along party lines, with just two Democra...

The Connecticut State Senate has passed a bill that would remove the religious exemption for childhood vaccinations in schools.In a 22 to 14 vote, the Senate passed the controversial bill, which reportedly drew huge crowds of thousands to …

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Published April 21. 2021 4:46PM  By As the country recognizes the 51st Earth Day, and in the midst of generally renewed interest in advancing environmental measures and combating climate change, Gov. Ned Lamont recently took a bold step. He signed onto a regional Transportation and Climate Initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gases and raising money for transit. Leaders in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. have also signed onto the measure that calls for a cap on greenh...

Elected officials plant democracy in Ridgefield Staff FacebookTwitterEmail Elected officials from Ridgefield joined more than 40 volunteers on April 18 to “plant” democracy at Ballard Green Senior Housing in honor of Earth Day.Contributed photo RIDGEFIELD — State Sen. Will Haskell, state Rep. Aimee Berger-Girvalo and First Selectman Rudy Marconi joined more than 40 volunteers on April 18 to “plant” democracy at Ballard GreenSenior Housing in honor of Earth Day. The sunshine and early ...

After a deadly year on the roads, states push for safety over speed As more Americans start commuting to work and hitting the roads after a year indoors, theyll be returning to streets that have gotten deadlier. Last year, an estimated 42,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes and 4.8 million were injured. That represents an 8% increase over 2019, the largest year-over-year increase in nearly a century — even though the number of miles driven fell by 13%, according to the National Safety Co...

For more than a decade, state officials have flirted with removing the property tax on motor vehicles. Sen. John Fonfara of Hartford and other Democrats have a plan to make the levy go away — it just doesn’t necessarily involve a tax cut for everyone. Rather, it’s part of a larger plan to redistribute property tax burdens, generally providing more relief to low- and middle-income households and asking more from each community’s wealthiest taxpayers. The goal, Fonfara said, is to chip aw...

CT red flag law only major gun bill moving forward this year FacebookTwitterEmail State Rep. Steve StafstromNed Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media Connecticut’s “red flag” law is close to getting what Democrats see as critical updates for firearm safety. This proposed revision to the current risk warrant law is the single biggest legislation raised on firearms this session, said State Rep. Steve Stafsrom, D-Bridgeport, who chairs the Judiciary Committee. “While the (risk warrant) measure...