Teachers Union Drops Lawsuit Against The State

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s largest teachers union and four municipalities are dropping their lawsuit against the state, now that a budget is in place.
The Connecticut Education Association, the city of Torrington and towns of Brooklyn, Stratford and Plainfield, had sought an injunction last month to stop Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy from using his limited executive spending authority to cut $557 million from the majority of Connecticut school districts.
CEA President Sheila C