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Committee Checks Off Early Voting, No-Excuse Absentee Voting

By Hugh McQuaid

Resolutions to let voters consider allowing early and no-excuse absentee voting cleared the Government Administration and Elections Committee Friday, marking the first step in a long process to amend the state constitution. If approved by the legislature, the resolutions would send ballot questions to Connecticut voters asking for greater flexibility to change state election laws. […]

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Democratic Leadership To Align Competing Religious Exemption Bills

By Hugh McQuaid

The Public Health Committee argued over transparency Friday after Democratic leaders delayed the advancement of legislation to eliminate the religious exemption to childhood vaccination requirements in order to prepare a second vehicle for the proposal. The committee has had two proposals on the controversial subject since February, but on Friday, co-chairman Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Westport, […]

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After Emotional Debate, Committee Sends Aid-In-Dying To House

By NBC Connecticut

Lawmakers on the public health committee struggled Friday with a bill that allows a terminally-ill person to end their life. Lawmakers on both sides of the issue set politics aside and used their personal experience to guide them in making the decision to send the bill to the House. “This is an individual’s decision to […]

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210 Capitol Ave Blog Adds A Reporter

By CTNewsJunkie

Former reporter Julie Martin Banks is back on a writing beat. Banks, who was previously a reporter for the Naugatuck Daily News in Naugatuck and the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, has begun writing for the website’s 210 Capitol Ave blog.

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Public Policy Job Listings

By CTNewsJunkie

SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTENT CREATION ASSOCIATE: The Narrative Project, Connecticut’s only anti-racist & social justice communications firm, is seeking a full-time associate who will be responsible for developing and producing social and digital-first creative content for The Narrative Project and the organizations we serve. FOR MORE INFO AND TO APPLY

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