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Connecticut lawmakers will not move ahead with a proposed ban on legacy admissions preferences that advanced from committee in March. Instead, the state Senate passed a bill that would require colleges to report data on legacy admissions to the legislature.
Plenty of bills this year could impact CT high school- and college-age residents, including initiatives on education, housing and money.
As advocates demand higher spending in CT's budget and Gov. Ned Lamont blocks it, Democratic legislators are walking the path in between.
Lamont's proposed budget trims funding for public colleges and universities, and he wants to scale back an initiative to expand K-12 funding.
The Connecticut state legislature is set to propose a ban on legacy preference for both public and private universities, which would be first in the nation if passed. As legislators and other colleges seem to be warming to the idea, Yale has dug in its heels in opposition.