Demand for the Premium Pay Program far outweighs what the state budgeted, leading some lawmakers to call for increased funding.
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Posted inEducation
Project Veritas says video shows bias against conservatives and Catholics in Greenwich schools
CT politicians from both parties condemned the remarks made by a Greenwich educator.
Posted inPartner Content
Frontier reaches $60-plus million settlement with the state over customer complaints
The company agreed to spend more than $40 million to upgrade internet service in economically distressed urban and rural communities.
Posted inPolitics
National political groups target Hayes, Logan in heated 5th District race
A Republican super PAC is the latest group to release TV ads in Connecticut’s most competitive House race of the 2022 midterm elections.
Posted inHealth
Battle over Windham Hospital birthing unit enters final stages
The state’s pending final decision on the closure of Windham labor and delivery marks the first in a series of proposed changes that could significantly impact the future of reproductive health in rural Connecticut.
Posted inHousing
Lawsuit claims Woodbridge zoning policy violates housing laws
Attorneys and housing advocates have sued Woodbridge, alleging the town’s zoning policies violate Connecticut’s Fair Housing Act.
Posted inGovernment
White House approves $43 million plan for CT to expand high-speed broadband access
The White House approved Connecticut’s plan to invest nearly $43 million in affordable broadband access through a program launching in 2023.
Posted inMoney, Politics
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.
Posted inMoney
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.
Posted inInvestigations
Overdue fire inspections: Waterbury fatal blazes highlight statewide problem
CT fire marshals say they can’t always meet the requirement that every residence with three or more units be inspected annually.
Posted inPolitics
CT ‘Pizza & Consent’ sex ed lesson subject of super PAC TV ad
The lesson delivered to Enfield 8th-graders is to be skewered by Parents Against Stupid Stuff super PAC in an ad targeting Gov. Ned Lamont.
Posted inHealth
Doctors urge COVID vaccination for young children as school year starts
Connecticut doctors are urging parents to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19 before the school year begins.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski faults Ned Lamont for ‘corruption tax’
The CT GOP gubernatorial candidate compared Gov. Ned Lamont to former governor John Rowland in a speech at the embattled State Pier.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski takes first step to suing Independent Party
CT Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski claims the Independent Party’s nomination vote went against party rules.
Posted inMoney
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.
