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Inside the 2025 Session: CRCOG’s Legislative, Recap, Highlights and Impact
The 2025 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly adjourned on June 4, 2025. As an odd-numbered year, this was a “long session,” during which legislators may propose bills on…
Read MoreCT VIEWPOINTS: Opinion: Federal funding is crucial for a prosperous CT capital region
Federal funding is crucial for regional planning organizations like the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) and our member municipalities. These funds are pivotal in shaping our infrastructure, public safety, and economic…
Read MoreCRCOG’s 2025 Legislative Agenda prioritizes economic vitality, community development, infrastructure, road safety, transit, and other key policy goals
With the 2025 session of the General Assembly officially underway, our team at CRCOG is working to advance the policy objectives outlined in our 2025 CRCOG Legislative Agenda. Our ad…
Read More2024 CRCOG Connecticut Legislative Session Overview
On May 8, the Connecticut General Assembly adjourned the 2024 legislative session sine die. As an even-numbered year, 2024 was considered a budget revision or “short” session, in which individual…
Read MoreWorking CRCOG’s Strategic Playbook
As I write this, NFL coaches Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers) and Andy Reid (Kansas City Chiefs) are finalizing their preparations for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. Both coaches…
Read MoreVision Zero and Complete Streets: Two Complimentary Strategies to Improve Safety
Our 16-year-old daughter is learning to drive and part of me is terrified. I recognize that driving is a rite of passage in much of the US and I remember…
Read MoreCRCOG’s 2023 Legislative Agenda Focused on Service Sharing, Infrastructure Funding, and other Key Policy Goals
One of the things CRCOG does on an annual basis is to prepare a Legislative Agenda for submission to the state’s General Assembly. The Legislative Agenda consists of a set…
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