2023 in Connecticut

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Last updated May 02, 2025

The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Connecticut .

Incumbents

State government

Governor: Ned Lamont (D)

Events

June 12 – The city of New Haven reaches a settlement of $45 million with Richard "Randy" Cox. Cox was paralyzed in June 2022 after he was placed in a New Haven Police van without a seatbelt, causing paralysis when the van came to an abrupt stop and slammed Cox against the door. At $45 million, the settlement is the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the $27 million settlement the city of Minneapolis reached with the family of George Floyd in 2021.^[1]
June 29 – Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is reported to have entered several U.S. states, including Connecticut.^[2]
July 1 – Connecticut State Community College is established.^[3]
July 9 – July 20: July 2023 Northeastern United States floods ^[4]

References

↑ Martinez, Eddy; McIntosh, Erica (June 12, 2023). "Randy Cox reaches historic $45 million police misconduct settlement with city of New Haven". WBUR. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
↑ "Wildfire smoke map: Which US cities are forecast to be impacted by fires burning in Canada". ABC News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
↑ Young, Jamila (October 5, 2023). "Community colleges, now 'CT State,' to offer campus flexibility after merger". CT Insider. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
↑ "Intense Storms in the Northeast Cause Catastrophic Flooding". National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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[1] Martinez, Eddy; McIntosh, Erica (June 12, 2023). "Randy Cox reaches historic $45 million police misconduct settlement with city of New Haven". WBUR. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

[2] "Wildfire smoke map: Which US cities are forecast to be impacted by fires burning in Canada". ABC News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[3] Young, Jamila (October 5, 2023). "Community colleges, now 'CT State,' to offer campus flexibility after merger". CT Insider. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

[:4-4] "Intense Storms in the Northeast Cause Catastrophic Flooding". National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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2023 in Connecticut

Contents

Incumbents

State government

Events

See also

References