- Juneteenth flag flies over State Capitol for the first time
![Cynthia Griffin, founder of the Annual Juneteenth Parade]()
- State House adopts recreational cannabis bill
![The long-negotiated legislation for legal adult-use marijuana was up for votes in the state House on Wednesday.]()
- Looming fiscal cliff could reignite CT’s tax fairness debate
![The Rev. Rodney Wade, pastor of the Long Hill Bible Church in Waterbury, speaks during a rally of faith and labor leaders outside of the Capitol earlier this month]()
- Lamont threatens veto of marijuana bill after late change
![State Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven]()
- Flavored vape ban dies after 11th-hour jockeying
![Flavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop in New York.]()
- Towns with Native American logos could lose state money...
![The State Capitol building in Hartford.]()
National Politics
![From left, Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and members of the Congressional Black Caucus celebrate the passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act that creates a new federal holiday to commemorate June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people after the Civil War, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2021. It's the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.]()
Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holidayWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is commemorating the end of slavery with a new federal holiday. President Joe Biden is set to sign legislation into law Thursday to make Juneteenth, or June 19,...By KEVIN FREKING![Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S President Joe Biden shake hands during their meeting at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.]()
By AAMER MADHANI, JONATHAN LEMIRE, and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV![President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021.]()
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![NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - APRIL 12: Pints are lined up in the Switch bar in Newcastle as the pub opens following the easing of lockdown measures on April 12, 2021 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. England has taken a significant step in easing its lockdown restrictions, with non-essential retail, beauty services, gyms and outdoor entertainment venues among the businesses given the green light to re-open with coronavirus precautions in place. Pubs and restaurants are also allowed open their outdoor areas, with no requirements for patrons to order food when buying alcoholic drinks. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)]()
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![The long-awaited, 297-page bill on the legalization and sales of adult-use marijuana was the focus of the state Senate on Monday. There is a race with time in getting the bill approved before the legislative adjournment at midnight on Wednesday.]()
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