CT has saved $9 billion since 2017, but some say the budget constraints need to be loosened as pressures hit families and workers.
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Over 154k CT private sector essential workers seek COVID bonuses
Soaring demand for the COVID bonuses for essential private-sector workers could cut them from a promoted $1,000 to $200 or less.
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CT on pace for another multibillion-dollar budget surplus
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration projects CT will be nearly $2.3 billion in the black this fiscal year but continued to urge caution.
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Bob Stefanowski unveils $2 billion tax relief plan for CT
GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski’s plan would tap into CT’s rainy day fund to extend fuel tax relief and ease tax burdens.
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CT gubernatorial campaigns struggle to be forthright on taxes
Bob Stefanowski says Gov. Ned Lamont “is a liar” about his record on cutting taxes, but some say Stefanowski wasn’t clear about his 2018 plan.
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Housekeepers know they’re essential. They want to get treated like it.
Many housekeepers at Connecticut hospitals say COVID-19 pandemic benefits have only come after prolonged demands for recognition, if at all.
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CT reserved $1,000 pandemic bonuses for 30,000 workers. At least 255,000 want them.
Demand for the Premium Pay Program far outweighs what the state budgeted, leading some lawmakers to call for increased funding.
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Stefanowski pledges to remove hundreds of ‘nuisance taxes’
Bob Stefanowski said he won’t wait for the legislature to suspend what he calls “nuisance taxes” and will instead cancel them himself.
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CT businesses spared from unemployment tax hikes, for now
CT businesses will be spared from unemployment tax hikes for now, but big challenges loom in coming years if debts aren’t paid.
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I was a CT essential worker. What COVID-19 relief is available to me?
Connecticut has launched the Premium Pay Program and COVID-19 Relief Fund for essential workers during the pandemic. Here are the details.
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CT essential worker bonuses should be fully funded, Scanlon says
CT Democrat comptroller candidate Sean Scanlon says $1,000 grants for essential private-sector workers shouldn’t be reduced.
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CT to send $7M in back-to-school grants to low-income families
CT will pay for the grants, which will support about 27,000 children — or $257.87 per child — with federal pandemic aid.
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Federal probe covers all aspects of CT Port Authority operations
In a March subpoena, the U.S. Department of Justice requested all records and correspondence covering all authority business since 2016.
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Are CT tax cuts and COVID relief enough? Debate goes on
CT Democrats and GOP are battling over the effectiveness of CT tax cuts and COVID relief as some programs struggle to get money to families.
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CT’s second ‘Sales Tax-Free Week’ of 2022 begins Sunday
Connecticut residents can buy most clothing and shoes under $100 without paying sales tax for one week, for the second time in 2022.