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Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday backed the chief state’s attorney’s decision to hand over to federal authorities a criminal investigation into state police who allegedly submitted tens of thousands of phony traffic stop tickets to Connecticut’s racial profiling database.

“This historic settlement reflects the commitment of New Haven leadership to fully value Randy Cox’s life and support him through the difficult journey ahead,” Cox’s attorneys said in a statement.

Legislative committee passes gun legislation that would ban the bulk purchase of handguns, as well as raise the minimum age for purchasing long guns to 21.

A General Assembly committee held public hearing focusing on legislation which would establish guidelines for early voting in Connecticut.

Connecticut is one of four states without early voting. But some Black and Latino voters say it would help them.

New Haven prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against Randy Cox, the Black man left paralyzed from the chest down after his head crashed into the wall of a city police van with no seatbelts.

Until the law changed, incarcerated people in CT were considered residents of prison towns. Here’s where they’re actually from.

TaShun Bowden-Lewis is Connecticut's first black chief public defender.

Radenka Maric is the second woman to be president of the university. Maric’s appointment is a move toward stability for the university, as two former presidents stepped down from their roles in the last two years.