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June 8, 2023

Connecticut adjourns largely bipartisan session after passing abortion protections, giving power to libraries

Connecticut lawmakers gave power to more libraries facing book bans and passed protections for abortion providers before adjourning this year's session.

June 8, 2023

2 Connecticut police officers fired for reckless actions toward man who was paralyzed in back of police van

Two police officers from New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for their treatment of a man who was paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022.

June 6, 2023

2A supporters sue Connecticut over open carry ban

Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed into law the most wide-ranging gun control initiative in a decade, which is already drawing legal scrutiny.

June 6, 2023

Appeals court to rehear case involving transgender athletes competing in Connecticut high school sports

Four female track athletes filed a lawsuit three years ago claiming it was unfair they had to compete against transgender athletes. The case is being reconsidered.

June 6, 2023

Search for missing Connecticut hiker in Japan ends due to ‘underwhelming evidence found,’ family says

The family of Patricia Wu-Murad, of Connecticut, say that the search for the missing hiker has ended after vanished from a trail in Japan in April.

June 6, 2023

Connecticut House overwhelmingly passes 2-year, $51 billion budget that includes historic tax cuts

A two-year, $51 billion budget that includes historic cuts to personal income taxes in Connecticut has been passed by the state's House of Representatives.

June 6, 2023

Former track athletes fighting for fairness in girls sports

Former high school track athletes Chelsea Mitchell, Selina Soule, Alanna Smith, and Alliance Defending Freedom's Christiana Kiefer on federal appeals court in Connecticut to hear their case on protecting girls sports

June 5, 2023

6 construction workers injured in CT building collapse released from hospital, 2 continue to be treated

A building collapse in Connecticut injured eight construction workers. Six of the workers have been released from the hospital, while two others continue to be treated.

June 2, 2023

Several injured after partial building collapse near Yale medical school

Several injured people were rescued from a construction site near Yale after a building partially collapsed Friday. All of the people who were inside the building were accounted for.

June 2, 2023

Connecticut to completely ban marriage licenses for minors

A bill setting Connecticut's marriage age at 18 without exceptions has passed the Legislature, with Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont expected to sign it into law.