On Feb. 7, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene for its 2024 legislative session, which will last through May 6.
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Posted inTransportation
A look at CT’s guidance for municipal speed, red light camera use
This month, the CT Department of Transportation released guidance for municipalities that choose to apply for speeding and red light cameras.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Inequality persists in CT
Erica E. Phillips writes about CT’s relatively high level of income inequality and the potential of a minor league MLS team in Bridgeport.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Will CT ban new gas car sales? Here’s what’s going on
Last fall, Lamont pulled regulations that would have required that all new cars sold in CT beginning in 2035 be zero-emission. Now what?
Posted inPolitics
A look at some CT laws taking effect in early 2024
Among the dozens of CT laws that took effect Jan. 1, 2024 are an income tax cut, a minimum wage increase, and a birth control expansion.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: What’s on tap in 2024
Erica E. Phillips writes about the economic policy debates we can expect in CT’s 2024 legislative session and Tesla’s new Mohegan Sun showroom.
Posted inHealth
CT seeing rise in COVID, flu, RSV cases as temperatures drop, experts say
With flu season underway in CT, cases of the flu, COVID-19 and RSV are on the rise, with each expected to peak over the next several weeks.
Posted inHealth
What to know about the closure of Windham Hospital’s birthing unit
CT approved Windham Hospital’s plan to close its birthing unit following a three-year saga that pitted advocates against Hartford HealthCare.
Posted inData
CHART: CT not on track to meet 2030 greenhouse emission levels
Under the Global Warming Solutions Act, CT is mandated to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 2050. But emissions are going up.
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On Balance: Strengthening CT supply chains
Erica E. Phillips writes about opportunities for Connecticut’s small manufacturing companies and the ‘care economy.’
Posted inEducation
CT kindergarten age change: What to know about the new cutoff
Starting next fall, all CT children starting kindergarten must be 5 years old by Sept. 1. But parents can request to enroll their kids early.
Posted inHousing
Amid CT rent increases, are protections for tenants available?
This year, the CT legislature debated, but did not pass, a rent cap measure. Meanwhile, more cities are implementing fair rent commissions.
Posted inData
CHART: CT Prospect hospitals sale taking longer than other hospital mergers
The sale of three hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings has already taken longer than several other CT hospital mergers, records show.
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On Balance: Who makes up CT’s ‘working class’?
Erica E. Phillips writes about the people and career paths in Connecticut’s “working class” and celebrates Small Business Saturday.
Posted inGovernment
How to apply for SNAP benefits in Connecticut
CT residents can get help paying for food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Here’s how to get benefits.
