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Lamont says CT state worker retirement ‘tsunami’ was milder than feared
Although more than 4,400 state employees will have retired since January, the state has hired more than 6,000 this fiscal year.
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Repealing tax relief in CT: Same as a tax increase, or just bad policy?
CT has endured a legacy of promised-then-canceled tax cuts. Republican Bob Stefanowski says it’s the same as tax hikes. Democrats disagree.
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Gov. Lamont directs CT agencies to waive credit and debit transaction fees
Lamont hailed it as inflation relief, but Republicans called it a token attempt and renewed the GOP’s demand for a state income tax cut.
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CT employee retirements top 4,400 as July 1 deadline looms large
CT state worker retirements in the first six months of 2022 are double the average of the past three years.
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Labor advocates say CT too frugal with pandemic pay for private sector
Labor advocates fear the state’s pandemic pay program for essential private workers may not have enough funds for all who risked their lives.
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CT’s diesel tax will jump 9 cents on July 1
The nearly 23% increase comes six months before Connecticut is set to implement a new highway use tax on large commercial trucks.
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CT government overtime is on the rise as overall payroll shrinks
As the overall size of Connecticut’s government workforce shrinks, overtime was growing by 11% this fiscal year.
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With $875M fund for needy towns, Lamont touts ‘step in right direction’
The election-year adjustment in how Connecticut funds community projects was sought by a Black and Puerto Rican Caucus frustrated by the governor’s “debt diet.”
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More than 90,000 households sign up for CT child tax rebate in first week
Connecticut officials are encouraging residents with children to file for the $250-per-child tax rebate by July 31.
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GOP tries to reignite tax-cutting debate
Republican legislative leaders in Connecticut want a special session before July 1 to expand state tax cuts to counter rising inflation.
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CT state employee retirements top 4,330 since Jan. 1
The state has seen nearly double the number of retirements of state workers this year than it faced annually between 2019 and 2021.
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Diesel fuel tax to rise sharply in CT; Experts say costs will hit consumers
A big CT tax hike on diesel in July and a new highway truck fee in January could drive up the cost of groceries and other goods.
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CT employee unions eyeing arbitration to secure pandemic pay
State employee unions say it’s time for government to compensate frontline workers who risked their lives in the pandemic.
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CT poised to pay down $3.6 billion in pension debt
Regular and supplemental payments into the state’s cash-starved pensions will approach $6.5 billion this year.