Connecticut adjourns largely bipartisan session after passing abortion protections, giving power to libraries

Connecticut lawmakers gave power to more libraries facing book bans and passed protections for abortion providers before adjourning this year's session.

Bucking the partisan rancor seen in other legislatures this year, Connecticut lawmakers on Wednesday night wrapped up what's been one of the most bipartisan legislative sessions in recent memory. And they're crediting old fashioned relationship-building, a willingness for compromise, a healthy budget surplus and a strict adjournment deadline.

" Oregon hasn’t met in a month because the senators have just left the building. Think about that," Democratic House Speaker Matthew Ritter said hours before Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont addressed lawmakers in a traditional midnight speech, lauding them for a "job well done" and for working collaboratively.