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It was a tale of two sections in the House of Representatives on Thursday, where a bill designed to address the dropoff in state benefits as income rises found bipartisan support for its first section and stiff opposition for its second section.
Based on the recent trend of colleges and universities asking prospective students about their school disciplinary histories on their applications, a group of Democrats is supporting a "ban-the-box" bill to prohibit the practice during college admissions. The bill, HB 5339, is up for a second year after failing to pass in 2023.
The more ambitious bill, which would legalize consumer fireworks, could face an uphill battle getting through the CT legislative process.
Advocates, faculty, and students from public institutions of higher learning from across the state gathered Tuesday at the state Capitol in protest of what they view as cuts by Gov. Ned Lamont, and to ask for Connecticut’s fiscal guardrails to be loosened.
CT lawmakers plan to discuss teacher certifications, special education, college admissions and more in the 2024 legislative session.