Opinion: Snowed in, shut out: Senate moves ’emergency’ bill without hearings

CT Mirror – Wednesday, February 25, 2026
By Meghan Portfolio

Meghan Portfolio is the Manager of Research and Analysis at the Yankee Institute.

The Connecticut State Senate is preparing to vote today on more than a dozen “emergency certified” bills — many of which never received public hearings — raising renewed concerns about transparency at the State Capitol

The timing has drawn particular attention. The push comes immediately after a major winter storm battered Connecticut, dumping snow statewide, creating hazardous travel conditions, triggering a gubernatorial emergency declaration, and forcing the closure of the State Capitol to the public.

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