Officials in at least one Connecticut town reconsidered their membership in a municipal lobby group after the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities advocated the defeat of housing legislation favored by the community, the Connecticut Post reported this week. Manchester’s reevaluation of its membership in CCM occurred after the municipal group encouraged Gov. Ned Lamont to veto H.B. 5002, a bill…| Capitol Dispatch
Connecticut's July jobs report from the Department of Labor confirmed that the state's employment market is still headed in a positive direction, as the state added 700 jobs in the middle of the summer. The growth outlined in July’s report accompanied modest revisions to June’s numbers, which were reduced by 200 and remained above 6,000 for the month. …| Capitol Dispatch
As the Insurance Department held a public hearing Aug. 18 to hear responses to proposed rate increases for more than 200,000 Connecticut health insurance policy holders, Senate Democrats were among the voices decrying the rate hikes. Insurers in Connecticut submitted rate proposals for individual and small group insurance – plans accessible through the Affordable Care Act – that would increase…| Capitol Dispatch
Democratic lawmakers stood Wednesday in solidarity with their colleague, Rep. Corey Paris, who was targeted for harassment and threats after a federal law enforcement agency endorsed a suggestion that he should be prosecuted for a social media post. More than 30 lawmakers and state officials gathered in the first floor of the Legislative Office Building to support Paris, a Stamford…| Capitol Dispatch
Fatal car crashes on Connecticut roads declined by 27% in the first seven months of 2025 when compared to statistics over the same period last year, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection announced Monday. As of last week, there had been 143 traffic-related deaths on state roads this year, according to the University of Connecticut’s Crash Data Repository.…| Capitol Dispatch
For the third time in 2025, electric rates in Connecticut fell after state regulators gave final approval to state borrowing that will deliver new savings for ratepayers including a 28% reduction in the public benefits charge. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority unanimously approved new reductions in the public benefits charges of consumer bills, finalizing steps taken by legislation to shift…| Capitol Dispatch
