MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORG
On June 22, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz hands one of the pens used by Gov. Ned Lamont to Sen. Gary Winfield, left, and Rep. Jason Rojas. They led the working group that produced the final version of the legalization bill.
One month after the cannabis legalization bill was signed into law, Gov. Ned Lamont and four of the top six legislative leaders have made appointments to a 15-member Social Equity Council responsible for promoting diverse participation in the developing new industry.
The council already is facing a legislatively-set goal of mid-August for establishing criteria for research into the disparate social, economic and familial consequences of cannabis criminalization and how they can be addressed with a legal marijuana trade.
Bond Commission approves $1 1 billion, Lamont hints at more
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Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, R-Prospect, speaks about her daughter having chronic headaches after wearing a mask at school. She argued that parents should decide whether their children wear masks in school this fall. (Yehyun Kim, CTMirror.org)
The General Assembly voted Wednesday for a 44-word resolution extending Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers through Sept. 30, making Connecticut among the last in the northeast under a COVID-19 state of emergency.
Lamont has lifted nearly all restrictions imposed under his emergency authority since March 9, 2020, with the most visible and contentious exception being a requirement for mask wearing by the unvaccinated in schools and other indoor public places.