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The Connecticut 2019 legislative session ended on June 6th. The ACLU of Connecticut weighed in with testimony on more than 105 bills. We supported and helped pass 13 bills. We helped to defeat 22 bills out of the 23 bills that we opposed.

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. 

Transparency is critical for our democracy, and no part of the government should be exempt from sunlight. If our state is going to create a smarter justice system, all of us need numbers on what prosecutors are doing.

This year, I moved from one city in Connecticut to a new one. On top of the usual stress of trying to find an affordable, comfortable place to live, I was burdened with extra anxiety.