CT legislators are considering expanding the state’s paid sick time law to require that all businesses offer at least 40 hours of paid sick leave each year.
CT may expand its paid sick leave law this year. Here’s what to know
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A bill to protect reproductive freedom in CT
The bill would ensure that health care providers do not face disciplinary action for providing medically accurate information and health care to their patients.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
In closing birthing centers, CT fails to protect reproductive health rights
Connecticut public health and regulatory agencies, you have saved women’s rights for abortion but have been complicit in denying our right to childbirth in local and safe facilities.
Posted inHealth
Fix or nix? CT’s ‘certificate of need’ law under scrutiny
CT legislators are considering at least four bills that would make varying degrees of changes to the process.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Too old to drive?
None of us are getting any younger, but when is it time to hang up our keys for our sake and that of others?
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PAID POST: Five things to know about Central, Connecticut’s first publicly funded institution of higher education
Central Connecticut State University’s 175th anniversary marks a significant milestone in the university’s and the state’s history.
Posted inHealth
Report: Financial assistance to patients dips at some CT hospitals
A new report raises questions about whether some CT non-profit hospitals are providing enough “community benefits” in exchange for tax relief.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
About 11% of votes in CT Democratic primary were ‘uncommitted’
About 11.6% of Democratic voters cast a ballot for ‘uncommitted’ in Tuesday’s presidential primary, a higher share than in 2020 and 2016.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Earthquake in CT? It’s not the first time
The earthquake felt across CT on Friday morning was centered in New Jersey. But Connecticut is no stranger to minor rumblings of its own.
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A longer-lasting pavement from the 1960s arrives in CT
The pavement, which is more durable and lasts about five years longer, will be used to pave a portion of I-95 in Greenwich and Stamford.
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CT’s attack on freedom of information has escalated
The FOIA is being blasted to oblivion by lawmakers who unfortunately think that by making information and government off limits, they are acting in the public’s best interest.
Posted inMoney
Panel backs new CT budget with built-in shortfalls, few details
The CT Appropriations Committee would bolster higher education and social services but ignore pension and revenue problems in its budget plan.
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CT reading instruction has gone awry, and Right to Read isn’t the solution
CT must provide authentic training to all K-3 teachers, special education teachers, and reading specialists in structured literacy.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT gets ‘creative’ with ARPA-funded efforts to expand labor pool
CT’s CareerConneCT program targets groups with historically low participation in the labor force. So far, it’s placed 1,200 people in jobs.
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Plan para combatir el robo de salarios toma forma en New Haven
New Haven podría unirse a ciudades de todo el país que revocan las licencias de empleadores que cometen violaciones laborales.