AT THE CAPITOL
There are about ten days left in the 2022 legislative session and there is considerable legislation that still needs to be decided on. At this time, the public is still not allowed beyond the second floor of the Capitol and the first floor of the Legislative Office Building (LOB).
The major issues that made it out of one chamber last week with a considerable number of proposed amendments included the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) bonus and raises, captive audience, and data privacy.
The major issue that needs to be resolved in the next week is the state’s budget adjustments. At this time, the state has an operating surplus of over $2 billion.
There have been numerous CBA members who have added on language amendments to important bills in the chambers and reacted to legislative requests for changes to bills we have proposed. We are hoping that these bills will be finalized this week. Meanwhile, there are other CBA members who have been contacting their legislators to oppose legislation detrimental to their section work. We are grateful to the hard work of these CBA members.
A second class of judges may be approved this week, with the remainder of the original 22 nominees being approved in the House. The new nominees appeared before the Judiciary Committee on Monday, April 25, and, if approved, will go through both chambers this week. After they and the prior nominees are approved by both chambers, Judges’ School will start the next day. In June there should be an additional approximately 35 judges being assigned to the courts.
February Bar exam. View the list of applicants who have passed the latest exam.
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TELEVISION COVERAGE
CT-N, The Connecticut Network, provides daily live and taped coverage of the legislature's activities. When hearings, committee meetings or floor sessions are being taped, live video coverage will be available in the Capitol and LOB over the in-house television system. House and Senate sessions will be covered in their entirety and selected hearings and committee meetings will also be covered. This live coverage can be viewed in-house on the channel assigned to the room where the proceeding is taking place. CT-N itself can be seen on channel 98 of the in-house system and on Comcast Cable’s Hartford system.
CT-N is available full-time on cable TV statewide, and on basic or expanded cable in most of the state.
For more information on The Connecticut Network or to find out where CT-N is available in your area, visit their website at www.ct-n.com or call (860) 240-1400.