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Lamont declares first spending cap emergency since 2007.

Workers’ compensation legislation intended to spare employers crippling increases in insurance premiums passed the General Assembly on Monday, a step towards rapidly resolving a crisis ignited two months ago by a Connecticut Supreme Court decision that reinterpreted a line in a sweeping reforms law passed in 1993.

CT still faces a landmark debate over budget controls in the next few years.

Connecticut’s legislature has taken another step toward building a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, even as Congress considers federal legislation that could override any state-level efforts for the next decade.

The boards of directors of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have approved expansion of accountancy’s model legislation to include an additional path to CPA licensure. The optional path maintains public protection while providing added flexibility and options for CPA candidates.

A bill increasing resources for special education in Connecticut advanced out of the Judiciary Committee Tuesday, despite objections from Republican lawmakers over associated costs.

Emails from the Senate Republican minority arrive daily in the mailboxes of the reporters covering the state Capitol, a new strategy for a caucus at its lowest ebb in nearly 40 years. On matters great and small, partisan and not, Connecticut’s tiniest legislative caucus is intent on being heard.

Republicans in the Connecticut House of Representatives presented an alternate two-year state budget Thursday that caucus members called a “Reality Check” and said would reduce the size of state government by about $600 million.

Will GOP offer real solutions to big problems? Will Democrats listen if they do?

It’s not common to have legislation proposed that no one speaks against. That’s the case, however, for House Bill 7020, which would offer more flexibility for state residents to become certified public accountants.

But it’s unclear whether officials will tap $2.3 billion windfall to mitigate cuts in federal aid.

The Trump administration’s tariffs have directly impacted several Connecticut businesses relying on motors, batteries, magnets, and rubber goods imported from China, according to data submitted through the state’s Federal Impact Reporting portal launched earlier this month.

Many private schools across Connecticut object to a bill to eliminate tax exemptions for faculty and staff housing for private secondary schools, saying they already contribute to the towns where they're located and this could affect their operations.

CT’s William Tong joined coalition of state AGs to challenge Education Department’s interpretation of civil rights laws.

Middle-class families would get a tax break under a revenue plan that cleared the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Wednesday, while the wealthiest earners in the state could pay more.

The finance committee proposed a 1.75% surcharge on capital gains earnings on individuals making over $1 million and couples over $2 million.

It took nearly 10 hours, but the Appropriations Committee approved a draft of a two-year, 2026-27 state budget Tuesday that represents an increase over the one proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont in February.

Measure to phase out car tax also passes but faces uphill climb.