CT pronto podra exijir que todas las empresas ofrezcan al menos 40 horas de tiempo pagado por enfermedad cada año. Esto es lo que debe saber.
CT puede ampliar su ley de tiempo pagado por enfermedad
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate passes bill requiring in-home DCF visits
The Senate passed several bills, including one requiring DCF to conduct in-person visits and another to study hate speech and bullying on kids.
Posted inJustice
CT prisons need more staff, higher wages, correction officers say
Officers argued that the state has an insufficient amount of correction posts to manage the over 10,000 people incarcerated in CT facilities.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s consistent failure to fund services for children’s mental health and disabilities
Under-funding these nonprofits has resulted in closed programs, endless wait lists for services, loss of staff, and reduced support for existing clients.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT — Rich state, inequitable state
CT’s fiscal guardrails are now actively used by people in both parties to justify not doing more to address the hideous disparities that exist across our state.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
How CT nurse practitioners can combat the opioid epidemic
In CT, there’s a lack of urgency for change and preventative care and an increased need for primary care providers to supply accessible care.
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Transgender medicine – and lawsuits waiting to happen
While those promoting gender affirming care have characterized their opposition as MAGA yahoos, religious nuts, homophobes and transphobes, they are now encountering a much more formidable group – the trial lawyers.
Posted inGovernment
U.S. House OKs bill to help grow CT workforce, manufacturing sector
The bipartisan bill, which now heads to the Senate, would address workforce gaps and bolster recruitment for CT companies like Electric Boat.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Is CT’s electric grid ready to handle more power?
Some say we aren’t ready to require electric power, because the grid can’t yet handle it. Others say policy signals drive development.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Women’s businesses eclipse men’s
Erica E. Phillips writes about the growth of CT’s women-owned businesses and a decline in the ‘quits rate’ among American workers.
Posted inPartner Content
New Haven advances transit oriented development — with extra step for housing
Under the proposal, residential developers would have to clear a hurdle that would not apply to those looking to build restaurants or offices.
Posted inJustice
Shift in CT judicial nomination process highlighted by withdrawals
Advocates see recent judicial nominee withdrawals as a welcome change from what they call the “rubber stamping” of unscrutinized nominees.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why Connecticut should grow more fiber hemp
Fiber hemp is emerging as a climate-smart crop, offering multifaceted benefits within a rotational farming system.
Posted inJustice
CT justice bills to watch for in 2024 legislative session’s final month
The CT legislature is considering legislation surrounding drug sentencing, judicial selection, secondary traffic violations and more.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Should CT keep its ‘certificate of need’ law for hospital sales?
WSHU spoke with Jenna Carlesso to discuss her article written with Katy Golvala on the recent scrutiny over CT’s certificate of need law.