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 ...
Connecticut has joined several other states, including California, in a lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration to oppose a regulatory change that eliminated union dues deductions from home health care workers paid through Medicaid funds. “The new federal rule creates barriers for states to deduct employee benefits and union dues ...
Connecticut would have to pay 35 percent of its total revenue for the next 30 years to cover all its retirement obligations to state employees and teachers, according to a report released by JP Morgan. That figure is much higher than the 23 percent Connecticut is currently paying, as listed ...
The House of Representatives on Friday referred Gov. Ned Lamont’s tolling bill to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee for approval on the heels of Lamont’s open letter to legislators imploring them to take action on tolls. Approval by the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee could lead the way to ...
Lately, Gov. Ned Lamont has appeared like Moses descending from Mount Sinai with God’s commandments in the Mel Brooks comedy, History of the World Part 1 – except he’s carrying toll proposals. In the film, Moses walks down from the mountain holding three stone tablets, telling the Israelites that Jehovah ...