A plan to send local school districts $100 million to $150 million could cut into Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed tax rebate.
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Posted inEnergy & Environment
Revolution Wind provides first power to New England grid
The offshore wind installation, off the Rhode Island coast, turned on Friday night after several threats from the Trump administration
Posted inEnergy & Environment
How much does electricity cost at CT’s municipal utilities?
Eversource and UI provide electricity to most of CT — except the 77,000 or so customers of municipal-owned utilities. But who pays the most?
Posted inHealth
‘Unbelievably cruel’: Advocates decry threat to home care program
Lamont proposed ending Community First Choice, which provides at-home care to all who qualify. Families are confused, worried and angry.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT considers Styrofoam ban and limits for single-use plastics
The proposed restrictions are included in wider-ranging bill before the CT legislature that addresses the management of solid waste, HB 5524.
Posted inPolitics
Absentee voting, voter intimidation bills get public hearing
CT Democratic lawmakers said the voter intimidation bill was a response to President Donald Trump’s threats to nationalize local elections.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Here’s how much CT gasoline prices have gone up
Prices for regular unleaded gasoline in CT have jumped from less than $3 per gallon in late February to about $3.50 per gallon this week.
Posted inPartner Content
CT lawmakers consider rapid response program to treat invasive hydrilla
The proposed new program would establish a task force to develop a state-wide protocol for containing and eliminating hydrilla.
Posted inPartner Content
Veterans who depend on mental health care keep losing their therapists under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office.
Posted inGovernment
Colleen Murphy exits CT FOI Commission after 35 years
Colleen Murphy retired on Feb. 27 after 35 years with the CT Freedom of Information Commission, the last 21 as its leader.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Judge dismisses lawsuit, allowing DEEP to rule on pipeline project
Brookfield and Save the Sound filed suit in objection to DEEP’s denial of their efforts to intervene against Iroquois Gas Transmission System expansion.
Posted inGovernment
Should CT study UFOs? State Rep. asks legislature to hear him out
Rep. Joe Hoxha, R-Bristol, wants University of Connecticut to consider establishing a ‘state center’ to study unidentified aerial phenomena.
Posted inHuman Services
CT lawmakers express concerns while questioning DCF nominee
Lawmakers asked interim DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton about caseworker turnover, children’s mental health support, homeschooling and more.
Posted inGovernment
CT senators back federal housing bill to address supply, high costs
While it has President Trump’s support, the revised bill faces headwinds in the House, particularly over an institutional investor ban.
Posted inMoney
Lamont strikes deals with 10 unions, but many raises still overdue
Most of CT’s 35 bargaining units are overdue for raises, and time is running out for Gov. Ned Lamont to settle with a key part of his base.