Connecticut State Senate Democrats

Jan 9, 2025 | senatedems.ct.gov | Hugh McQuaid

January 9, 2025 By Hugh McQuaidJanuary 9 @ 3:45 pmSen. Derek Slap, D-West Hartford, Speaks at a rally in support of the University of Connecticut on Feb 15, 2023. Credit: Lawrence Cook / Senate Democrats. Connecticut would boost funding for needs-based scholarships under priority legislation announced Tuesday by Senate Democrats, intended to address the affordability of attending four-year colleges and universities in the state. The proposal will seek to expand the Roberta B.

Oct 25, 2024 | senatedems.ct.gov | Hugh McQuaid

October 25, 2024 By Hugh McQuaidOctober 25 @ 12:45 pmSenate Democrats earned an average of 97% in an annual environmental scorecard, released Tuesday by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, which evaluated state legislators based on their votes related to more than a dozen environmental policies.

Oct 21, 2024 | senatedems.ct.gov | Hugh McQuaid

October 21, 2024 By Hugh McQuaidOctober 21 @ 12:15 pmEarly voting in the 2024 general election began Monday in Connecticut — a milestone for the state which, until this year, was among a tiny minority of jurisdictions that did not allow voters to cast ballots in-person before Election Day. Voters in each of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities have access to at least one location to vote early until Sunday, Nov. 3.