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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.

Faced with a slumping economy and likely big cuts in federal aid, state legislators are once again weighing whether to turn delinquent taxpayers over to collection agencies — and block renewal of their driver’s licenses or vehicle registrations.

Leaders in the Connecticut arts and humanities fields, who drive a large part of the state’s tourism industry, warned of the “devastating” effects that the Trump administration’s decision to slash arts funding will have on them Thursday afternoon at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat.

Lamont remains wary about progressive CT tax hikes.

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is encouraging businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities in Connecticut that have been impacted by recent actions from the federal government to report that information to the state so that it can be compiled into a central database and provide state policymakers with a better understanding of how these directives are affecting various groups, geographical regions, and sectors of the economy.

Members of the House of Representative’s Tax Equity Caucus and advocates called on the Connecticut General Assembly and the governor on Tuesday morning to support what they called “economic populism” in the form of tax relief for middle class and working class people.