The elective class would become part of every district’s high school curriculum starting in 2021. The bill now goes to the Senate.
May 22, 2019 @ 9:32 pm
Posted inHealth
Ignoring clash with Lamont, Senate passes family leave
Senate Democrats voted to pass a paid family and medical leave bill, leaving the governor’s veto threat for another day.
Posted inTransportation
Hope for new federal highway bill dims, but CT ‘not ready’ for it anyway
If a new federal infrastructure bill gives Connecticut more transportation money, the state would be hard pressed to come up with its match.
Posted inHealth
Lamont veto threat exposes rift with labor
The threat to veto a family leave bill lays bare an inherent tension in Gov. Ned Lamont’s politics: He is a labor ally from the world of business, where government is suspect.
Posted inInvestigations
Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing
In Southwest CT, the gap between rich and poor is wider than anywhere else in the country. Invisible walls block affordable housing and, by extension, the people who need it.
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s first budget could hinge on progressive taxes
Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal of completing his first state budget on time could be stymied by his reluctance to order taxes aimed specifically at Connecticut’s wealthiest.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A false comparison to other states’ tolls
Electronic driving taxes (a.k.a. “tolls”) are a bad idea for numerous reasons. The push for tolls in Connecticut is based on the false premise that a new revenue source is needed. The Special Transportation Fund (STF) needs to be returned to its original purpose of only funding upkeep of our roads and bridges.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The tax cut that isn’t
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration has become a master in the art of the “float,” publicizing a suggested new policy and then waiting to see public reaction before taking a firm position. Most of the time Lamont does not take a hard position, but he implies that his proposal is a positive one. It all comes across as being indecisive and, I believe, most of us see it as an abdication of leadership.