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The legislation was sent to the senate after a 117-28 vote in the House of...

By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror Statutory restrictions on absentee voting that can deny ballot access to Connecticut voters in some circumstances would be repealed under legislation passed Monday on a 117-28 vote by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate. Absentee ballots are unavailable to some voters with reasonable or even compelling excuses for not going to the polls: firefighters working 24-hour shifts, nurses anticipating overtime and parents home caring for sick or dying children. “We know there are thousands of people throughout the state in every election �...

Strong bipartisan support for electric vehicles Four out of five Connecticut voters support the direct sale of electric vehicles. It’s time to listen to them. For years, Connecticut has prohibited electric vehicle manufacturers from selling their cars directly to consumers in the state. Ending the prohibition on direct sales will allow us to help the environment while creating new jobs —as it already has in states where direct sales are permitted. The unintentional policy whiplash of incentivizing electric vehicle sales on the one hand, while punishing consumers for exercising their choic...

The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer is now available to roughly 170,000 Connecticut residents, ages 12 to 15, at all clinics in the state offering that particular vaccine, Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday. The state's announcement came shortly after advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed use of the vaccine in children as young as 12, concluding it would allow kids to safely attend camps this summer and return to...

*** This letter expresses my unequivocal support for the New New Canaan Library project as currently designed, including the removal of the 1913 library.  It appears to me that the Town is applying two different standards concerning the project, which I find to be highly disappointing.  You know the facts.  There is overwhelming support for the project team’s design, hundreds of financial supporters, and a design that looks ahead to the needs of the Town’s residents for the next century. The New Library team has gone through an extensive, years-long process, following the dire...