Union caregivers at group homes struck a deal Wednesday with one owner and issued strike notices for two others.
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CT lost government jobs during the pandemic. Is that a bad thing?
Many communities in Connecticut froze non-education jobs to help balance their budget during the pandemic.
Posted inGovernment, Health, Money
Threat of strikes returns at group homes for the developmentally disabled
A major healthcare workers’ union plans to strike Oct. 5 against two group home operators for the developmentally disabled.
Posted inEconomic Development
Will CT’s race to attract data centers pay off? For some, it’s unclear
With many other states offering incentives, Connecticut’s relatively late arrival to the data center race struck some observers as odd.
Posted inGovernment
Delayed by COVID, Connecticut’s redistricting ramps up
Connecticut’s reapportionment will test whether technology can bring public participation to a process controlled by political insiders.
Posted inGovernment
As the COVID delta variant spreads, some CT town leaders revive lockdown-era practices
Some Connecticut cities are reverting to virtual public meetings and reimplementing mask mandates in government buildings.
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CT comptroller released disputed documents one day before public records hearing
A year after withholding public disclosure of the price of taxpayer-funded purchases, Comptroller Kevin Lembo changed course.
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Computer glitch hobbles fingerprinting in many CT police departments
CT police departments have been forced to use paper-and-ink fingerprinting techniques after a new system went live on July 25.
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Manisha Juthani is Lamont’s nominee to lead CT Department of Public Health
Dr. Manisha Juthani replaces Renee Coleman-Mitchell, who was fired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Haven GOP taps Carlson for mayoral run
For the first time in 14 years, New Haven’s Republican Party is fielding a candidate for mayor.
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For CT’s environmental agency, Zoom was ‘the real hero’ of the pandemic
Despite some legislative setbacks, more work on environmental issues than initially anticipated got done over Zoom
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An online lender gave hundreds of PPP loans to fake farms. Now Congress is investigating.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis probe seeks answers from Kabbage and BlueVine.
Posted inGovernment, Health, Money
Union, Lamont reach last-minute deal to avert strike at group homes for the disabled
Gov. Ned Lamont and CT’s largest health care workers union averted a strike at group homes for the developmentally disabled.
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CT Capitol shooting suspect in custody
State Police on Wednesday connected the shots fired at the state Capitol to a shooting spree in Southington.
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Bullets hit CT state Capitol building
The damage was discovered Tuesday morning, police said.