Senate Defeats DCF Oversight Plan; Now Up To House To OK

SUSAN HAIGHAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — It’s up to the House of Representatives to decide whether to approve a revised agreement Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says will forge a new path toward ending decades of federal oversight of Connecticut’s child welfare agency.
The Senate on Wednesday rejected the deal on a bipartisan 25-8 vote. It now awaits action in the House.
The settlement must be rejected by three-fifths of each chamber or else it is deemed approved. A legislative