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MS Missouri Mo. MO Montana Mont. MT Nebraska Nebr. NE Nevada Nev. NV New Hampshire N. Other major manufacturers include the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics , which makes submarines in Groton , [] Boehringer Ingelheim , a pharmaceuticals manufacturer with its U. Connecticut historically was a center of gun manufacturing, and four gun-manufacturing firms continued to operate in the state as of December [update] , employing 2, people: Colt , Stag , Ruger , and Mossberg.
Connecticut's economy uses less energy to produce each dollar of GDP than all other states except California, Massachusetts, and New York. It uses less energy on a per-capita basis than all but six other states. It has no fossil-fuel resources, but does have renewable resources. Average retail electricity prices are the highest among the 48 contiguous states. Solar and wind generation have grown in recent years.
More than three-quarters of solar generation came from distributed small-scale installations such as rooftop solar in , and there is planning underway to significantly increase renewable generation with the state's offshore wind resource. The Interstate highways in the state are Interstate 95 I traveling southwest to northeast along the coast, I traveling southwest to northeast in the center of the state, I traveling north to south in the center of the state, and I traveling north to south near the eastern border of the state.
I and Route 15 were originally toll roads ; they relied on a system of toll plazas at which all traffic stopped and paid fixed tolls. A series of major crashes at these plazas eventually contributed to the decision to remove the tolls in Route 7 US 7 in the west traveling parallel to the New York state line, Route 8 farther east near the industrial city of Waterbury and traveling north—south along the Naugatuck River Valley nearly parallel with US 7, and Route 9 in the east.
Although I has been widened in several spots, some areas are only three lanes and this strains traffic capacity, resulting in frequent and lengthy rush hour delays.
Frequently, the congestion spills over to clog the parallel Merritt Parkway and even US 1. The state has encouraged traffic reduction schemes, including rail use and ride-sharing. Connecticut also has a very active bicycling community, with one of the highest rates of bicycle ownership and use in the United States, particularly in New Haven.
According to the U. Census American Community Survey, New Haven has the highest percentage of commuters who bicycle to work of any major metropolitan center on the East Coast. Several infill stations are planned to be added in the near future as of Amtrak's Vermonter runs from Washington to St. Albans, Vermont via the same line. Statewide bus service is supplied by Connecticut Transit , owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation , with smaller municipal authorities providing local service.
Bus networks are an important part of the transportation system in Connecticut, especially in urban areas like Hartford, Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport and New Haven. The bus route opened to the public on March 28, Sikorsky Memorial Airport is located in Stratford and mostly services cargo, helicopter and private aviation.
Hartford has been the sole capital of Connecticut since Before then, New Haven and Hartford alternated as dual capitals. Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State". The origin of this nickname is uncertain, but it likely comes from Connecticut's pivotal role in the federal constitutional convention of , during which Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth helped to orchestrate what became known as the Connecticut Compromise , or the Great Compromise.
This plan combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to form a bicameral legislature, a form copied by almost every state constitution since the adoption of the federal constitution. Variations of the bicameral legislature had been proposed by Virginia and New Jersey, but Connecticut's plan was the one that was in effect until the early 20th century, when Senators ceased to be selected by their state legislatures and were instead directly elected.
Otherwise, it is still the design of Congress. The nickname also might refer to the Fundamental Orders of — These Fundamental Orders represent the framework for the first formal Connecticut state government written by a representative body in Connecticut. The State of Connecticut government has operated under the direction of four separate documents in the course of the state's constitutional history.
Separate branches of government did not exist during this period, and the General Assembly acted as the supreme authority. A constitution similar to the modern U. Constitution was not adopted in Connecticut until Finally, the current state constitution was implemented in The constitution absorbed a majority of its predecessor, but incorporated a handful of important modifications.
The governor heads the executive branch. From until the adoption of the constitution, the governor presided over the General Assembly.
In , Ella Grasso was elected as the governor of Connecticut. This was the first time in United States history when a woman was a governor without her husband being governor first. In addition to these departments, there are other independent bureaus, offices and commissions. In addition to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, there are four other executive officers named in the state constitution that are elected directly by voters: Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, and Attorney General.
All executive officers are elected to four-year terms. Connecticut's legislative branch is known as the General Assembly. It is a bicameral legislature consisting of an upper body, the State Senate 36 senators ; and a lower body, the House of Representatives representatives.
The governor can veto bills, but this veto can be overridden by a two-thirds majority in both houses. Per Article XV of the state constitution, Senators and Representatives must be at least 18 years of age and are elected to two-year terms in November on even-numbered years.
There also must always be between 30 and 50 senators and to representatives. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate, except when absent from the chamber, when the President pro tempore presides. The Speaker of the House presides over the House. House , all of whom are Democrats. Locally elected representatives also develop local ordinances to govern cities and towns.
The Supreme Court is responsible for deciding on the constitutionality of laws, or cases as they relate to the law. Its proceedings are similar to those of the United States Supreme Court: no testimony is given by witnesses, and the lawyers of the two sides each present oral arguments no longer than thirty minutes.
Following a court proceeding, the court may take several months to arrive at a judgment. As of [update] , the Chief Justice is Richard A. In , the court became a separate entity, independent of the legislative and executive branches. Connecticut does not have county government, unlike all other states except Rhode Island. Connecticut county governments were mostly eliminated in , with the exception of sheriffs elected in each county. The judicial system is divided into judicial districts at the trial-court level which largely follow the old county lines.
Connecticut shares with the rest of New England a governmental institution called the New England town. The state is divided into towns which serve as the fundamental political jurisdictions. There are also nine incorporated boroughs which may provide additional services to a section of town. The state is also divided into nine regional councils of government defined by the state Office of Planning and Management, which facilitate regional planning and coordination of services between member towns.
Each region has an administrative body made up chief executive officers of the member towns. The regions are established for the purpose of planning "coordination of regional and state planning activities; redesignation of logical planning regions and promotion of the continuation of regional planning organizations within the state; and provision for technical aid and the administration of financial assistance to regional planning organizations".
Connecticut is generally considered to be a blue state. Bush in Connecticut residents who register to vote may declare an affiliation to a political party, may become unaffiliated at will, and may change affiliations subject to certain waiting periods. An additional 1. As of , 4 third parties have statewide enrollment privileges meaning any state resident may register as a member , including the Libertarian Party of Connecticut , the Independent Party of Connecticut , the Connecticut Green Party , and the Connecticut Working Families Party.
Many Connecticut towns and cities show a marked preference for moderate candidates of either party. In July , the Connecticut legislature overrode a veto by Governor M. Jodi Rell to pass SustiNet , the first significant public-option health care reform legislation in the nation.
In April , both houses of the Connecticut state legislature passed a bill 20 to 16 and 86 to 62 that abolished capital punishment for all future crimes, while 11 inmates who were waiting on the death row at the time could still be executed.
Connecticut ranked third in the nation for educational performance , according to Education Week 's Quality Counts report.
It earned an overall score of On average, the country received a score of Connecticut received a mark of B-plus and finished fourth for School Finance. It ranked 12th with a grade of C on the K Achievement Index. Today, the Connecticut State Board of Education manages the public school system for children in grades K— Board of Education members are appointed by the Governor of Connecticut.
Connecticut has a number of private schools. Private schools may file for approval by the state Department of Education, but are not required to. Per state law, private schools must file yearly attendance reports with the state. Connecticut was home to the nation's first law school, Litchfield Law School , which operated from to in Litchfield. The Connecticut State University System includes 4 state universities, and the state also has 12 community colleges.
There are two Connecticut teams in the American Hockey League. The state hosts several major sporting events. Lime Rock Park in Salisbury is a 1. They departed to Raleigh, North Carolina , after disputes with the state over the construction of a new arena, and they are now known as the Carolina Hurricanes. Both the men's basketball and women's basketball teams have won multiple national championships.
In , UConn became the first school in NCAA Division I history to have its men's and women's basketball programs win the national title in the same year; they repeated the feat in and are still the only Division I school to win both titles in the same year. New Haven biennially hosts " The Game " between the Yale Bulldogs and the Harvard Crimson , the country's second-oldest college football rivalry. The name "Connecticut" originated with the Mohegan word quonehtacut , meaning "place of long tidal river".
It may have come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg, which was a very valuable spice in the 18th and 19th centuries. It may have originated in the early machined sheet tin nutmeg grinders sold by early Connecticut peddlers. It is also facetiously said to come from Yankee peddlers from Connecticut who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to unsuspecting customers.
Connecticut is also known as "The Land of Steady Habits". According to Webster's New International Dictionary , a person who is a native or resident of Connecticut is a "Connecticuter". There are numerous other terms coined in print but not in use, such as "Connecticotian" Cotton Mather in and "Connecticutensian" Samuel Peters in Linguist Allen Walker Read suggests the more playful term "Connecticutie".
The official state song is " Yankee Doodle ". The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Conn. Morgan , which is docked at Mystic Seaport , and a decoy of a broadbill duck. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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