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Policy Corner: For CT jobs numbers, back to normal isn’t enough
Connecticut added 8,600 private-sector jobs in May, its biggest monthly gain since September, but the state has a long way to go to recoup its early pandemic losses. The state Labor Department figures released...
Connecticut to develop statewide virtual school
Under a law passed unanimously in the General Assembly, Connecticut will study and then implement a statewide virtual school program under the control of the State Board of Education, possibly emulating the virtual school program in Massachusetts. The move toward...
Gov. Lamont announces $10 billion upgrade to New Haven Rail Line
Flanked by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, and the President of Metro-North Railroad among others, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut will invest up to $10 billion in rail line upgrades to increase speeds and save...
Update: House strips budget language giving department heads power to contract with other states
Language that would have given state department commissioners the ability to contract with other states was removed from the budget implementer by a voice vote in the House of Representatives. Section 221 of the implementer bill raised concerns that it could be used...
TCI rat in the implementer? Language gives broad powers for department heads to contract with other states
Despite comments from Gov. Ned Lamont and Democratic legislative leaders saying the General Assembly would not take up the Transportation and Climate Initiative program this year, language in the budget implementer bill allowing state department commissioners to...
Republican House leader warns of regional gas tax in special session
House Republican leader Vincent Candelora, D-North Branford, said the Transportation and Climate Initiative program could be included in an upcoming special session after the two parties reached a stalemate over marijuana legalization and ran out of time to vote on a...
Lamont gets his truck tax
The General Assembly approved a highway use tax for large trucks under emergency certification following a lengthy debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. After failing to secure tolls on Connecticut’s highways for all vehicles and then transitioning to a...
Connecticut state employee unions get more money from fewer members, as Lamont signs bill meant to bolster ranks
Over the weekend, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill into law that will allow government unions to have more access to new and current employees and enshrine union dues authorizations into state law. Senate Bill 908 was fashioned as a response to the United States Supreme...
Connecticut legal marijuana bill favors unions with labor peace agreements and project labor agreements
A bill legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana in Connecticut that will likely be rushed through the General Assembly in the next two days will include union-friendly language meant to encourage the unionization of retail cannabis workers and union labor on...
Attorney General Tong says Equitable Investment Fund would not survive court challenge
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a formal opinion saying the proposed Connecticut Equitable Investment Fund proposed by Democrats on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee “lacks the requisite standards and limits to survive to survive a separation...
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