2024 in Connecticut

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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Connecticut .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Ned Lamont (D)

Events

• January 9 – Connecticut United FC is established in the MLS Next Pro. ^[1]
• April 2 –
  • 2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary ^[2]
  • 2024 Connecticut Republican presidential primary ^[3]
• April 8 – In college basketball, Connecticut repeats as national champions, becoming the first program to do so since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007. ^[4]
• April 22 – Police arrest 48 pro-Palestinian protesters at Yale University following a multi-day encampment protest. ^[5]
• April 30 – Police arrest 25 pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Connecticut and clear an encampment students had set up. ^[6]
• August 19 – Two people are killed by flooding in Oxford. ^[7]
• November 5 – 2024 Connecticut House of Representatives election ^[8]

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. mlsnextpro. "Connecticut United Football Club Announced as Newest Independent Team to Join MLS NEXT Pro | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
2. "Connecticut Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
3. "Connecticut Republican Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
4. "UConn Mens Basketball Team Wins Back-To-Back National Championships". Mansfield-Storrs, CT Patch. April 9, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
5. Yu, Isaac; Park, Ellie; Arora Seth, Anika; Lin, Karen; Reich, Josie; Bober, Dylan (April 30, 2024). "Pro-Palestine protests and arrests at Yale: a visual timeline". Yale Daily News . Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
6. "UConn cracks down on student protest; more arrested". The Hartford Courant. April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
7. Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado, Robert (August 19, 2024). "Connecticut flooding: State of emergency declared after 2 killed and 'hundreds' evacuated during flash flooding". CNN. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
8. "State Rep. Palm Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024 | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2024.