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Compensation commission votes to give raises to lawmakers, governor and other officers
Members of the state Compensation Commission for Elected Officers and General Assembly Members voted 3-2 today to recommend that state lawmakers and the governor receive a wage increase in January following the next election for their respective positions. The raises...
Sen. Looney files bills for statewide property tax, capital gains surcharge
Senate President Pro-Tem Martin Looney, D-New Haven, filed two bills to implement a statewide property tax on residential and commercial property and to implement a surcharge on capital gains. Although the bills are only concept bills at this point and therefore lack...
State asks for help combating COVID misinformation on social media
The Department of Consumer Protection sent an email to local elected officials, health officials and emergency management directors on Thursday asking them to report any COVID-related rumors they may find on social media so the state can debunk them. “As the...
Online town hall meeting confronts push for local zoning changes in Connecticut
An online town hall meeting hosted by Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, and Rep. Kimberly Fiorello, R-Greenwich, on Tuesday discussed a draft bill that would reshape what local planning and zoning commissions can and can’t do in regard to housing developments, land usage...
Massachusetts study: Don’t be like Connecticut
A new study released by the Pioneer Institute in Massachusetts has a warning for Massachusetts lawmakers who may consider raising the state’s income tax rate: Don’t be like Connecticut. Connecticut’s Dangerous Game: How the Nation’s Wealthiest State Scared Off...
CTtransit hit with OSHA violation after union says drivers sickened by disinfectant spray
CTtransit in Hartford, a division of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, has been issued a serious violation notice and a proposed $7,111 penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after chemicals known to cause respiratory and skin...
Hotels hang by a thread waiting for more federal aid: “The risk is tremendous.”
The Connecticut Restaurant Association estimates that as many as 600 restaurants have closed permanently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent business restrictions but another wave of closures in the leisure and hospitality industry may rest on the...
Senators Haskell and Kasser file new tolls bill for 2021
Senators Will Haskell, D-Westport, and Alexandra Kasser, D-Greenwich, have filed a bill authorizing the Department of Transportation to install electronic tolls on Connecticut’s interstate highways and parts of Route 15. The debate over tolls was put to rest in late...
Connecticut signs onto tax fight against Massachusetts, New York in lawsuit targeting telecommuters; over $400 million at stake
If you live in Connecticut but work in New York, you end up paying income taxes in New York and receiving a credit from the state of Connecticut, known as the convenience rule. But what happens when a pandemic causes people to start working remotely from home? That is...
“Major Issue:” Connecticut to face big borrowing crunch in 2022
As Connecticut’s legislature is sworn in, lawmakers and the governor will enter into the 2021 legislative session with a hefty Rainy Day fund but, because of the pandemic, also face lower revenue, budget deficits and a very tight credit crunch. According to the Office...
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