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Connecticut

Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of Connecticut politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of Connecticut politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies.

Connecticut, named after the Connecticut River, is known as "the Constitution State." Similar to Rhode Island, Connecticut does not have county government. Connecticut county governments were mostly eliminated in 1960. The eastern state shares a local form of government with the rest of New England called "the New England town.

Connecticut has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 151 members of the House of Representatives and 36 members of the State Senate.

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Capital:
Hartford
Motto:
Qui transtulit sustinet
Translation:
He who is transplanted sustains
Population:
3,608,298
Land Area of State:
4,842 square miles
Admitted to U.S.:
1788
Connecticut Elections

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Policy issues in Connecticut

Budget: Budget and financesTaxes
Civil liberties: Affirmative actionCampaign financeNonprofit regulation
Education: Charter schoolsHigher educationPublic educationSchool choice
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Energy: Energy informationFracking
Environment: Environmental informationEndangered species
Finance: Financial regulation information
Healthcare: Healthcare informationMedicaid spendingEffect of the Affordable Care Act
Immigration: Immigration information
Pensions: Public pensions