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The Senate stayed overnight at the state Capitol to pass a gun control bill and legislation that would make millions of dollars in revisions to the state’s recently adopted state budget and — among other things — delay Hartford’s revaluation by one year and help struggling Ansonia revive a failed and ruinously expensive fuel cell project.

Voting would become more convenient for many state residents under a proposal the Senate passed late Wednesday afternoon.

Communities can use school grants to ease tax burdens, sometimes.

Senate Bill 4, which outlines new regulations for data brokers, had been marked as a priority bill for lawmakers as the session comes to a close.

The often volatile, final act of the Connecticut General Assembly’s annual session begins Monday with an adopted budget, but scores of bills and more than a dozen judicial and executive nominations are awaiting final action before the constitutional adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday.

The state budget for the next fiscal year includes nearly $280 million in aid to towns, with about $100 million in one-time aid for non-education programs and $180 million for schools that communities could expect year after year.

Plan comes without rebate, tax cuts that officials promoted

The Connecticut General Assembly advanced major bills on solar energy and labor-related issues Friday evening as the legislative session rushes toward its conclusion Wednesday.

The bill, which drew bipartisan support, now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. He said he’ll sign it.

Lamont, Democratic leaders say town aid, child care investments will pay big dividends.

Scammers can use artificial intelligence to mimic your relatives’ voices, make phone calls that look like they’re coming from your bank, or make up ads that seem to star well-known people endorsing high-stakes investments.

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday for an omnibus labor bill addressing wage theft in the building trades, hospital nursing staff standards, job protection for service workers, the safety of construction cranes, accommodations for breast-feeding mothers and compensation for workers assaulted on the job.

Says investments in town aid, affordable child care will help struggling communities

Compromise to aid schools, hospitals was to be shared with rank-and-file lawmakers Monday night

A revision of Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, is coming, changes that Treasury says are designed to improve transparency, strengthen tax administration, and provide clearer reporting on tax-exempt organizations’ activities.

CT seeking ways to collect $3 billion owed annually

Likely will try to amend majority Democrats’ budget during final debate

A protracted debate on a bill that would make voting by absentee ballots a universal option in Connecticut ended without a vote Wednesday night in the House of Representatives.

More for school aid, child care, tax relief come from piggy bank.

Small business owners could get a sweet deal on healthcare coverage under a new tax proposal Gov. Ned Lamont touted at a Connecticut candy factory Wednesday.