Connecticut legislature

Frankie & Johnny: Jan. 27, 2023: Shootings in California reverberate in Connecticut. New Haven marks the Lunar New Year. Lawmakers consider gun violence proposals.

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.

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.

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.

Ralph's father, Stanley, is composer of "The Nutmeg," the state's official cantata.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.