The more ambitious bill, which would legalize consumer fireworks, could face an uphill battle getting through the CT legislative process.
Fireworks bills advance out of committee, despite safety concerns
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CT lawmakers unveil bill overhauling aspects of elder care sector
The bill includes more oversight of CT home care workers and would create a way to speed up the process for accessing Medicaid, among other things.
Posted inTransportation
CT vows targeted crackdown on reckless drivers
Gov. Ned Lamont and top public safety officials outlined a data-driven approach to mitigate endemic speeding and reckless driving in CT.
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¿Los colegios comunitarios en CT son gratuitos? Qué debes saber
Esto es lo que debe saber sobre el programa, “Pledge to Advance Connecticut”, o PACT, que la Legislatura promulgó por primera vez en 2019.
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DSS commissioner withdraws nursing home staffing cost estimate
CT’s social services commissioner walked back earlier testimony that the state could owe as much as $55 million to nursing homes.
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Yale to install geothermal energy system to heat, cool campus buildings
Yale is soon to try a way of heating without burning fossil fuels: drawing from the earth’s temperature 850 feet below ’Science Hill.’
Posted inJustice
Can noncitizens be CT police officers? Depends where they apply
Connecticut towns and cities can, if they choose, hire lawful permanent residents as police officers. But some don’t seem to realize it.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut needs both wildlands and woodlands — not one or the other
As we face the twin crises of climate change and extinction, the importance of forests continues to take center stage in public discourse.
Posted inEducation
‘Disconnected youth’ bill receives support during public hearing
The ‘disconnected youth’ bill, aimed at re-engaging students at risk of dropping out or young adults out of work, has bipartisan support.
Posted inHousing
CT bill would offer distressed municipality funds to towns that build near public transit
The bill would incentivize zoning reform by giving distressed municipality funding to towns that want to build transit-oriented development.
Posted inHealth
Nuvance hospital system to merge with Northwell Health
Nuvance Health, owner of four hospitals in CT, will merge with New York-based Northwell Health, which owns 20 hospitals.
Posted inGovernment
CT task force encourages use, regulation of artificial intelligence
The task force says CT should explore the use of AI in government and the private sector while protecting consumers from potential harm.
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CT proposal would ban religious objections to reproductive care
A CT proposal would no longer allow medical providers to deny a patient reproductive care based on a religious or conscientious objection.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Waterbury needs gender-neutral bathrooms for transgender student safety
The Waterbury Public School system has a legal obligation to support and accommodate its transgender and non-binary students.
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Hartford creates housing task force to handle absentee landlords
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam submitted a city council resolution to increase daily blight fees to $250. The city also created a housing task force.