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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 Lamont's 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 would instead be counted toward the city and town where they lived before entering prison, which advoca...

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 doesn't skip a beat: "Probably go to Krispy Kreme, because they are offering free donuts to people with one of these," he said showing off his vaccine card. The campaign to immunise America's 17 million adolescents aged 12-to-15 kicke...

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. These ballot drop boxes were installed outside West Hartford Town Hall. HARTFORD, Conn. — At a time w...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Stamford's 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 Lamont's budget for improvements over the next five years.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media STAMFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont came to Stamford on Friday to hold up the city’s train station as an example of the kind of facility that would benefit from hi...