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The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature. [2] Unusual among governors, the governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. [3] The governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission.
Connecticut has a long maritime history and a reputation based on that history—yet the state has no direct oceanfront (technically speaking). The coast of Connecticut sits on Long Island Sound, which is an estuary. The state's access to the open Atlantic Ocean is both to the west (toward New York City) and to the east (toward the "race" near ...
Although Connecticut is divided into counties, there are no county-level governments, and local government in Connecticut exists solely at the municipal level. [2] Almost all functions of county government were abolished in Connecticut in 1960, [3] except for elected county sheriffs and their departments under them. Those offices and their ...
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The Connecticut Colony was one of two colonies (the other was the neighboring Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) that retained its governor during the American Revolution. The last colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull, became the state of Connecticut's first governor in 1776.
During the first half of the 20th century, county governments were gradually phased out as the General Assembly transitioned powers from the county commissions to either the state government or to individual towns. By the time county governments were abolished by Public Act 152 in 1960, the only remaining responsibility of the county ...
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of the State; Attorney General; State Treasurer; State Comptroller; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State delegation to the U.S ...
The COGs are meant to aid coordination among neighboring cities and towns, and between the towns and the state government, on issues including land use, zoning, and transportation. They serve some functions analogous to county governments in other states, but have no independent taxing authority (Connecticut disbanded county governments in 1960).