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{{US state
| Name = Connecticut
| Fullname = State of Connecticut
| Flag = Flag of Connecticut.svg
| Seal = Seal of Connecticut.svg
| Flower = Mountain Laurel<ref name=SOTS>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols]; ''Connecticut State Register & Manual''; retrieved on [[December 15]], [[2006]]</ref>|
 Tree = White Oak<ref name=SOTS/>|
Flaglink = [[Flag of Connecticut]]
(contracted; show full)ansit]], which is owned by the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]], is available throughout the state. [[Bradley International Airport]] is located in Windsor Locks, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Hartford. [[Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport]] is located in New Haven. Other major airports in Connecticut are the [[Danbury Municipal Airport]], [[Waterbury-Oxford Airport]], [[Groton-New London Airport]], [[Sikorsky Memorial Airport]], and the [[Westchester County Airport]].

== Law and government ==
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Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State". The origin on this title is unknown. It is believed to have first been said during the Fundamental Orders of 1638-39. These Fundamental Orders became the first formal [[government]] written by a [[representative]] in Connecticut. The government was under the direction of four separate documents during the [[Connecticut Constitutional History]]. After the Fundamental Orders, Connecticut was given control of their own government by [[Charles II of England|King Charles II of England]] through the [[Connecticut Charter of 1662]].

[[Dan Malloy]] is the current [[List of Governors of Connecticut|Governor]]. [[Nancy Wyman]] is the [[List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut|Lieutenant Governor]]. They are both [[Democrats]]. As of 2012, [[Christopher G. Donovan]] is the current Speaker of the House of Connecticut. Connecticut's United States Senators are [[Richard Blumenthal]], who is a Democrat, and [[Joseph I. Lieberman]]; an [[Independent Democrat]]. There are five representatives in the U.S. House for Connecticut, all of whom are Democrats. Connecticut and [[Vermont]] are the only two states with Independent Senators. Connecticut's [[Jury#Juries by country|judicial branch]] is the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]]. The current [[Chief Justice]] is [[Chase T. Rogers]].

Connecticut does not have a county government, unlike most U.S. states. County governments were no longer active after 1960. However, [[sheriff]]s were [[election|elected]] in each county until 2000. They were replaced with the [[Connecticut State Marshal|state marshal system]]. The state has 15 [[Administrative divisions of Connecticut|planning regions]], defined by the state Office of Planning and Management.<ref name="OPM">{{cite web|author=Enter your Company or Top-Level Office |url=http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2985&q=383124 |title=Regional Planning Coordination at the CT Office of Planning and Management |publisher=Ct.gov |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> On November 12, 2008, Connecticut became the second state (after [[Massachusetts]]) to allow [[same-sex marriage]]. Connecticut was the third state to do this. However, it was the second state where the decision was not [[repeal]]ed

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