Dozens of immunization skeptics criticized the last-minute attempt to push through legislation that would dismantle the religious exemption, while hundreds more crowded into hearing rooms to listen to the testimony.
May 13, 2019 @ 7:10 pm
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Conn. companies brace for new fallout from U.S.-China trade war
Even before the latest escalation, the impact of the trade war had been felt in Connecticut. On Monday, state companies were trying to assess the impact of the latest trade battle.
Posted inHealth
PTSD compromise deal offers one year of benefits for police, firefighters
Lawmakers want to provide police and firefighters suffering from post traumatic stress disorder with up to one year of workers’ compensation coverage.
Posted inHealth
Six-year battle over PTSD benefits for emergency personnel appears over
Lawmakers, labor advocates and municipal leaders will announce a long-awaited compromise Monday on PTSD benefits for police and firefighters.
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Lawmakers are jeopardizing school funding equity — again
Roughly a year and a half ago, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a bipartisan state budget that contained a new Education Cost Sharing formula to distribute approximately $2 billion annually in state education funding to local public school districts. The passage of a new ECS formula not only ended the years-long trend of allocating state education aid to local districts via block grants driven by political power and historical precedent, it ushered in a more equitable, logical, and transparent way of funding our state’s local public schools.
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Tax e-cigarettes; discourage young people from vaping
Did you know that the number of high school students in Connecticut that currently use tobacco products is climbing for the first time in years? From combustible cigarettes to e-cigarettes, more of our kids are becoming hooked on products that will cause lifelong health issues and potentially even death.
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Benefits of Killingly Energy Center begin with jobs
The benefits of the proposed Killingly Energy Center are extensive and significant. They begin with local jobs and extend much further, providing not only the cleaner, more reliable and more affordable source of energy that Connecticut and the New England region so urgently needs, but reaching out across the community in a host of valuable ways.