The Connecticut Business and Industry Association on Monday issued a statement saying that although infrastructure is important to Connecticut’s economy, the association could not support “adding additional cost burdens, like tolls, on individuals and businesses.” Although CBIA recognized the state needs to improve infrastructure, they faulted the legislature for diverting ...
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday broke with former Attorney General George Jepsen and issued a short, three-page opinion stating one of Democratic lawmakers’ latest captive audience bills would not be preempted by national labor law. Former Attorney General Jepsen issued a formal opinion in 2018 that Democrats’ captive ...
In the wake to two controversial police shootings in Connecticut, the latest Connecticut State Police contract exempts officers’ personnel records and grievance hearings from public disclosure under the state’s Freedom of Information statute. Along with the wage increases and benefits totaling $22.1 million outlined in the contract, Article 9 states ...
As lawmakers debate raising Connecticut’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, one company says it will be forced to relocate out of state. FORUM Plastics, LLC of Waterbury, Connecticut employs 153 people, many of whom are paid minimum wage to manufacture plastics for medical device companies. “We want to stay, ...
U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best states gave Connecticut an overall ranking of 21 but faulted the state’s infrastructure at a lowly 46 at a time when the legislature is set to debate and possibly pass highway tolls as a means to fund infrastructure projects. But there ...
A proposal to create a public health plan for small employers has some lawmakers and business associations wondering why the state of Connecticut is trying to compete against the state’s flagship industry. According to the bill, the state of Connecticut – the insurance capital of the world — will allow ...