Jump to navigation Skip navigation
Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the ACLU of Connecticut. If you are a member of the media looking for assistance with a story, please contact Meghan Holden, Communications Director, at media@acluct.org, or visit http://www.acluct.org/press-releases.
On May 21, 2019, hundreds of people from across the state joined together to say that when abortion rights are under attack nationwide, Connecticut will stand up and fight back.
Because of a vote in the state Senate, Connecticut voters won’t get to weigh in on early voting in 2020 – but we could get to decide in 2022. Here’s a quick breakdown of what just happened with early voting, and what’s next.
Here are the government agencies and officials who can take action, right now, to end police violence by taking democratic control over the Wethersfield Police Department.
Ending police violence requires all Connecticut residents to demand better from our governments locally, statewide, and federally. And it requires all of our government actors, from mayors and town councilmembers to state legislators and members of Congress, to take action now.
Every arm of the government has a role to play in ending police violence. Until our state and local governments stop abdicating their responsibilities and start ensuring democratic control over police, we will see police violence in Connecticut again.
Connecticut voters have spoken, and they want transparency about what prosecutors do. A new statewide public opinion poll of Connecticut voters shows strong support across the political spectrum for legislation to increase transparency about prosecutors’ actions.
