That’s a contrast to the first meeting, which was conducted mostly behind closed doors. The partnership has been criticized for a lack of transparency because it originally planned to hold all its meetings privately.
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How they came to a $1.8 billion hospital settlement
Hospital executives and the Lamont administration pulled back the curtain Friday on a proposed $1.8 billion settlement with Connecticut’s hospitals.
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CT lawmakers hail U.S. House approval of prescription drug bill
The most controversial section of the bill would direct the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to directly negotiate with drugmakers on the price of medications covered under Medicare.
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Connecticut’s legacy of debt weighed heavy on Lamont’s first budget
Gov. Ned Lamont had lofty goals, but found was that fixing Connecticut’s budget meant grappling with the state’s enormous debt.
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Lamont: Average truck tolls of $8 could buy $19.4B in improvements
Truck tolls face a certain legal challenge, but they could finance $19.4 billion in infrastructure improvements over 10 years.
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Union agency paying back money missing from Sandy Hook Workers Fund
A state audit requested by a Republican lawmaker revealed that funds meant to support workers present at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were not used appropriately.
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Hospitals to receive $1.8 B to settle provider tax lawsuit against CT
Connecticut hospitals will receive $1.8 billion in state and federal funds between now and 2026 to resolve a lawsuit that could have cost the state as much as $4 billion, according to details released Thursday by Gov. Ned Lamont.
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For Democrats and labor, tolls are a family fight
Democrats say settling on a transportation financing plan is key to the state’s economic growth. It also is important to their relationship with labor.
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Wooden hopes divestiture of gun stocks sparks a national trend
State Treasurer Shawn Wooden brought his “Responsible Gun Policy” tour to Washington D.C. Wednesday to try to persuade other states to follow his lead.
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Action unlikely on transportation, local aid until January
Gov. Ned Lamont suggested Tuesday that long-delayed state grants to municipalities would be delivered by Christmas. That is unlikely to happen.
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Dems and GOP share common flaws in transportation plans
Democrats and Republicans don’t want to acknowledge that their plans share two common weaknesses — economic risk and a lean rebuilding program.
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CT’s wealth inequality remains a looming obstacle to tolling cars
While many issues killed Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to toll passenger cars, fears about the impact it would have on the poor weighed heavily on some lawmakers.
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Top Democrats unite behind Lamont on truck tolls
Senate Democrats unequivocally backed the governor for the first time on transportation funding.
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Connecticut continues multi-pronged battle against federal tax cap
Connecticut and three other states continued their battle Tuesday against federal income tax changes that punish states which voted against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
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Legislators looking to expand PTSD benefits to more emergency responders
The move to expand PTSD benefits comes just one year after lawmakers reached a landmark compromise to cover police and firefighters.