The Senate voted 30-2 for state employee raises for a largely blue-collar bargaining unit without the objections raised in the House.
In CT Senate, GOP opposition to state employee raises disappears
Posted inGovernment
CT food bank aiding unpaid TSA agents amid shutdown talks
Connecticut Foodshare is providing groceries to unpaid TSA workers at CT’s airports while negotiations to fund Homeland Security continue.
Posted inBridgeport
Cook and Grow program helps Bridgeport youth build healthy habits
The program uses cooking and gardening to address fast food diets, limited nutrition knowledge and a need for life skills in Bridgeport’s youth.
Posted inPartner Content
Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds
The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
Posted inMoney
Lamont flirts with his first CT budget deficit
Lawmakers built a $309 million cushion into the budget, but eroding revenues, rising Medicaid expenses and other issues wiped out most of it.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
No-fault evictions threaten CT communities and democracy
Predatory landlords are using no-fault evictions as a way to replace lower-income renters with more affluent ones.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
School nurses: homeschooling’s underrated loss
In the ongoing discussion on the pros and cons of homeschooling, let’s not forget the school nurse.
Posted inPolitics
CT House approves contract with new round of state worker raises
The CT House OK’d a four-year contract granting annual raises of up to 5% to 3,661 state employees, setting aside Republican complaints.
Posted inPartner Content
EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
The blend has been banned in warm weather because it can worsen smog. CT has struggled to deal with disproportionately high smog levels.
Posted inHuman Services
Confirmation vote on child advocate exposes homeschooling rift
Christina Ghio was endorsed as CT’s child advocate in a partisan vote that reflected deep divisions over regulating homeschooling.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
PURA gives final OK to sale of Aquarion Water Co.
Regulators gave final approval to the Aquarion Water Company deal, paving the way for CT’s largest water utility to become a public entity.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A world of medical hurt ahead
A Big Beautiful Bill? A world of instability and suffering is in store for our health system and millions of at- risk Americans.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
An independent transmission monitor could cut ratepayer costs
CT and New England need an independent entity that scrutinizes transmission projects and ensures they are correctly sized and optimized for actual grid needs.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Plug-in solar panels can help lower electric bills. Will CT make them legal?
The smaller panels are widely used in other countries, often on balconies, where they can help apartment renters offset electricity costs.