Senate gives overwhelming bipartisan approval to new CT budget
A new CT budget cuts income tax rates and invests in local schools but leaves questions around higher education and social services.
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PODCAST: New Farm Bill could help diversify CT’s agricultural sector
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s Lisa Hagen to discuss her article on how the federal Farm Bill could help Connecticut farmers.
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CT has the means, but must find the will to properly fund education
Our state’s elected leaders have chosen to defer — and thereby to deny — economic and educational justice to low-income young people and their families.
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CT passes bill focused on expanding kids’ mental health services
The bill includes provisions to support mental health care for children, public libraries, and play-based learning.
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Protesters arrested as Lamont, lawmakers strike CT budget deal
With a budget centered on middle-class tax relief largely finalized Thursday, protesters were still demanding more spending on wages.
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CT House passes bill to reform energy regulation
A bill that embraces the adversarial stance adopted by Connecticut’s top regulator in utility rate cases won final passage Monday in the House.
More than 1,200 participate in CT down payment assistance program
The program offers forgivable down payment loans to CT residents. Lawmakers are considering adding more money to its reserves through bonding.
Zoning reforms stripped from CT Democrats’ housing bill
The fair share policy has been stripped from CT House Democrats’ omnibus bill. Leadership says zoning may need to be changed through the courts.
Trade association health plans get tepid OK from key player
A new version of a bill to give small businesses a new option for health care plans got a boost from CT’s health care advocate Ted Doolittle.
CT legislature votes to ban child marriages
The CT Senate vote came hours after a group of advocates dressed in wedding dresses urged lawmakers to pass the bill to ban child marriages.
Esto es lo que debe saber sobre acceso a internet de alta velocidad en CT
Pronto puede ser más fácil para los consumidores de CT encontrar información completa sobre precios de internet.
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