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Connecticut Expands AI Workforce Training Through Charter Oak Partnership
Charter Oak State College, part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) system, announced a significant expansion of its AI Academy to support workforce development as AI reshapes critical sectors.
Posted inTalking Transportation
The cheapest gallon of gas is the one you don’t use
We’ve all known ways to save on gasoline expenses, but now that it costs more than $4 a gallon, it’s time to pay attention.
Posted inMoney
CT legislature adopts $28B budget with big aid for towns, childcare
The CT legislature adopted a $28.1 billion budget Saturday that orders big new investments in municipal aid and affordable childcare.
Posted inPolitics
Tweed-New Haven expansion, ‘various grants’ find place in budget
The spending bill includes about $60 million in ‘various grants’ and a provision to nudge forward the expansion of Tweed-New Haven Airport.
Posted inPolitics
Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney will not run for reelection
Sen. Martin M. Looney told his caucus Saturday that he will not seek reelection this fall after 46 years as a lawmaker.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
House OKs solar bill; GOP targets impact on public benefits charge
H.B. 5340 imposes a ‘budget target’ on solar incentives and addresses plug-in solar panels and the proliferation of large solar arrays.
Posted inGovernment
Connecticut passes AI regulations after years in development
CT is now among a growing number of states to adopt AI regulations. The Trump administration has sought to dissuade states from doing so.
Posted inGovernment
Sweeping labor legislation gains final passage, heads to CT governor’s desk
The omnibus labor bill addresses wage theft, hospital nursing staff standards, job protections for services workers and more.
Posted inBriefs
Shutdown ends, SNAP benefits, AI small business bill: CT politics news
Plus: Food Security Day and NAACP Advocacy Day at the Capitol, public alerts for sewage spills and human trafficking notices.
Posted inPolitics
Larson gets Working Families Party endorsement
John Larson, a Democrat who regularly has been cross-endorsed by the WFP in general elections, is certain of facing a primary in August.
Posted inPolitics
House leaders calm lawmakers ticked off by colleague’s TikTok
House Speaker Matt Ritter denounced a video posted on social media by a first-term Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Nick Menapace of East Lyme.
Posted inMoney
CT is much stronger fiscally as it tip-toes over spending cap
To bolster local schools, Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly will exceed CT’s spending cap in a fashion not seen in nearly two decades.
Posted inHuman Services
CT child advocate: Letter to DCF ensured child death did not go ‘unnoticed’
The child advocate said she “could not allow” the child’s apparent suicide and DCF’s handling of the case to go “unnoticed.”
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ICE leaves after activists record attempted arrest of man with baby
A 41-year-old Fair Havener was taking his seven-month-old son to daycare when he was suddenly surrounded by five federal immigration agents.