Legislation

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended Thursday after Maori members staged a traditional ceremonial dance to protest legislation that would reinterpret a treaty between the British and indigenous Maori.

After millions of meat and produce items were pulled off the shelves at grocery stores nationwide over listeria concerns, some lawmakers, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, are pushing for legislation that would create a new federal agency to oversee food safety.

A state senator is proposing legislation that would help solve cold cases, arguing that the murder victims’ families deserve answers.

State lawmakers are meeting for a special two-day session in Hartford to discuss a number of bills, including changes to the state’s car tax. The change would affect how vehicles are valued. Now, cities and towns use the appraisal guides published by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) as a standard.  Lawmakers will vote on legislation that would instead...

Lawmakers are back in Hartford on Wednesday for a special session. Here’s a look at what they are discussing.

Connecticut lawmakers will return to the Capitol next week to fix changes to the car tax that would cost municipalities and businesses millions.

“Callery pear and its invasiveness is nothing new, so again that’s why the legislature is just catching up to what we’ve known for a while,” Evan Lentz, assistant extension educator at the UConn College of Agriculture, said. This year, Connecticut is adding six species of plants to its invasive species list based on recommendations from the Invasive Plants Council....

Six plants are being added to Connecticut’s invasive species list beginning as early as this October. It’s the first time in at least five years that the state has added to the list.

In response to video showing drivers ignoring stop signs on school buses, Sen. Herron Keyon Gaston (D- Bridgeport) is introducing a bill to increase the penalties.

Three years ago, to-go cocktails at Connecticut were a lifeline for restaurants trying to stay afloat. “Guests were looking to help the restaurants if you remember back then,” said Steven Abrams, vice president of Max Hospitality. Since then, Abrams said to-go sales have decreased, but now, to-go alcohol sales have become more about providing an option to customers, and an…

A temporary law spawned during the pandemic that allows restaurants to serve alcohol to-go along with food purchases is now permanent in Connecticut.

House Bill 5917 passed through the House on Tuesday by a vote of 104 to 46 in an effort to curb the growing trend of traffic fatalities in Connecticut. “Our street is supposed to be 25, 30 in a residential area, and they’ll go 50 mph,” said New Britain’s Vincenza Ciampi. In Hartford, lawmakers are working to find solutions, and…

The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow the use of red light cameras and speed cameras in some cities and towns.