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Frankie & Johnny: Jan. 27, 2023: Shootings in California reverberate in Connecticut. New Haven marks the Lunar New Year. Lawmakers consider gun violence proposals.
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Frankie & Johnny: January 13, 2023. Topics this week include the sales launch of marijuana for recreational use; efforts by Connecticut officials to erase cannabis convictions in tandem with the broadening of adult-use pot in Connecticut; and the success of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team in the face of mounting injuries.
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Our weekly news roundup covers the tragic death of a state lawmaker in a wrong-way crash and the suspension of an attorney representing Alex Jones in Connecticut.
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The Connecticut General Assembly begins its two-year term Wednesday with three dozen new members, significantly higher salaries, more leadership titles, and the Capitol fully open to the public for the first time since COVID-19 arrived.
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Ralph's father, Stanley, is composer of "The Nutmeg," the state's official cantata.
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This week marks the end of the state legislative session in Connecticut. Lawmakers have made progress on everything from climate change to solitary confinement. This hour on Disrupted, a roundtable conversation wrapping up the biggest stories out of Hartford and what to expect in the November midterms.
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Health providers say student loan debt and malpractice requirements make working in Connecticut unappealing to many physicians. Lawmakers are considering a bill this year that would establish a loan reimbursement program and introduce changes to entice more medical students to practice in Connecticut.
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Despite tighter federal restrictions on flavored e-cigarette products that took effect in 2020, supporters of a Connecticut bill say the state needs to implement its own ban on the sale of these products in order to drive down use among youth.
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Legislation proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont’s office would change the state’s threshold of action from 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood to 3.5 micrograms.
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A proposed bill would make it legal for terminally ill residents to get a prescription for a lethal combination of medications that they could then take to end their own lives.