On its website, the University of Michigan has an image of the Law School Class of 1962. It’s a sea of White men, smartly dressed in suits and ties. But five rows down, on the right, is Amalya Lyle Kearse, the only Black woman in the class — who would go on to make history […]
Government
Stories about state agencies and the actions they’re taking, lawmakers and the moves they’re making to strengthen or loosen existing state regulations, and the inner workings of state government.
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Aid-in-dying bill clears committee vote
A bill that would allow terminally ill patients access to medications that would end their lives cleared an important hurdle Friday.
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Connecticut a battleground for labor and its ‘captive audience’ bill
Hospitals, the insurance industry and other interests are lobbying against a bill that has bubbled to the top of labor’s priority list.
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Top Lamont officials were told of school bidding complaints in 2020
An attorney for a Stamford construction company warned that CT school construction contracts were being improperly awarded.
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Senate continues limited COVID emergency in Connecticut
The Senate approved two measures that continue some emergency powers while allowing educators to decide whether to require masks in schools.
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Lamont says McCaw ‘a valued member of our team’
Gov. Ned Lamont expressed confidence in the workplace culture of his administration and in his top budget official, Melissa McCaw.
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With praise and pointed silence, McCaw confirms tension in Lamont administration
The OPM Secretary affirmed a “close working relationship” with Gov. Ned Lamont while implicitly confirming a distant relationship with others.
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Watchdog: CT Port group lacked authority to launch partnership tied to offshore wind hub
The Connecticut Port Authority launched a public-private partnership tied to a major offshore wind-to-energy project without proper authority, a contracting watchdog group reported.
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Lamont: Colangelo would ‘be gone’ if he could fire him
Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday said Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. would “be gone” if the governor had the power to fire him.
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Safety net for neglected older teens can be difficult to secure
The closer to their 18th birthday that teens get, the harder they and their advocates have to work to prove neglect to DCF,
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Union: Jobs must be filled at Connecticut Valley Hospital
Health care workers called on state officials to fill hundreds of vacancies at CVH so that they can serve people suffering from addiction.
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Health care workers’ union reaches deal to end strike against nonprofit
Connecticut’s largest healthcare workers’ union reached a tentative deal, ending its strike against a group home chain for the disabled.
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Robocallers try new tactics to evade crackdowns
Like the Whac-A-Mole game at the carnival, every time state and federal law enforcement officials think they have smacked down scam robocalls, the unwanted calls pop up in a slightly different place with a slightly different face. One new trick is for callers to send messages straight to voicemail. The scammers argue that because they […]
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Nonprofits say COVID exacerbated staffing woes into a crisis
Nonprofit leaders say their ability to assess the crisis is hindered by delays in getting state funding to community-based caregivers.
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Lamont: National Guard ready if state workers miss vaccination deadline
About 75% are in compliance with the COVID-19 vaccination-or-test mandate. The National Guard could be activated to provide support.