Most hospitals will require workers to be vaccinated against COVID by Sept. 30, even though workers’ vaccination rates have slowed.
July 15, 2021 @ 2:53 pm
Lamont gives 7.5% raises to managers, matching 2017 union deal
The managerial raises reflect a realization it doesn’t always pay to take a promotion in state service in Connecticut.
Lembo: Extra pension payments mean big savings now — and down the road
By depositing $1.2 billion extra into its pension funds now, the state hopes to save $2.75 billion over 25 years.
Lock up cars, not kids
As a spate of car thefts captures the news, there are calls to extend the time that the state keeps kids in detention. Incarcerating children is a common knee-jerk reaction to youth crime – though we know for a fact that locking kids up generally makes their behavior worse.
Crime as political campaign fodder; misinformation, too.
From all appearances it seems that crime politics have returned to center stage in our state for the first time in more than a decade. In recent days an assortment of politicians have offered surprising and mostly uninformed critiques of Connecticut’s laws and policies. I hope to add some facts and data to the conversation.