Thomas Banisch announced his candidacy for Madison first selectman on July 2, 2015. A complaint that Banisch filed in 2014, alleging campaign finance irregularities by state Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. and the Democratic State Central Committee, was finally dismissed on Wednesday by the State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Among the major pieces of legislation is the expansion of special education programming; and a new endowment fund that in a few years is expected to provide free day care and pre-school for families earning less than $100,000.

From traffic laws to electricity bills and child care, Connecticut residents will see a slew of changes to state law kick into effect on July 1, 2025. Some of the new laws were passed in this year’s legislative session,

Students will be required to learn about personal finance and video surveillance will be required at ballot boxes.

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas believes intentional rule-breaking is being curtailed and bad habits broken due to high-profile criminal investigations and the monitors.

Overall, more than 158 million ballots were counted for the November 2024 presidential election, according to the report. Turnout was 3 percentage points lower than in 2020 but nearly 4 percentage ...