Connecticut’s first legislative pay raise in more than 20 years is getting serious consideration for a vote as the session winds down.
Raises for CT legislators? Leaders testing support
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Businesses, essential workers come up short in final CT budget deal
The state budget, which could be adopted Monday, includes no major bailouts for businesses or essential private workers hurt by the pandemic.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Ban foreign money from CT referenda
We must ensure that our statewide referendum on Nov. 8 over whether to ratify a state constitutional amendment does not become a target of anti-democratic foreign actors.
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Proposed false claims act amendment is a win for CT’s taxpayers
The current proposal to expand the CT FCA is an important step that will protect the tax dollars of Connecticut residents and disincentivize fraud across a range of industries.
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A book for Putin and Trump: ‘Crime and Punishment’
Both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have a lot in common with Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky’s character in “Crime and Punishment.”
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One out of six CT government jobs is vacant as workers keep leaving
With nearly 4,000 CT state workers having retired or planning to in the first half of this year, 17% of most Executive Branch jobs are vacant.
Posted inHealth
Rising health care costs weigh on CT small businesses and nonprofits
Small businesses and nonprofits in CT are weighing how generous they can be with health benefits against the solvency of their business.
Posted inTalking Transportation
The CT legislative session’s good, bad, ugly… and ‘fuelish’
As legislators congratulate themselves for cleaning up our state’s air, they encourage further driving, worsening our air pollution, while discouraging use of mass transit.
Posted inPolitics
Lawmakers have promised to reform criminal justice, but bills are lingering in Congress
President Joe Biden campaigned on reforming and strengthening the criminal justice system, but critics say his administration has allowed many of those issues to fall by the wayside.
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‘Safe milk more accessible for everyone:’ Connecticut gets first outpatient breast milk dispensary
An outpatient breast milk dispensary has opened in Glastonbury — the first of its kind in Connecticut.
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Connecticut should lead on primary health care cost reform
The legislature’s proposed Act Concerning Health Care Cost Growth is an important step to address the growing cost of healthcare delivered in Connecticut while improving healthcare quality.
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Connecticut must strengthen its law to fight government fraud
False claims about Connecticut’s False Claims Act should not be allowed to derail legislation to fully protect Connecticut’s citizens and their tax dollars.
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Period products should be available statewide
While Connecticut has been a strong supporter of reproductive care access, unnecessary barriers to menstrual products still exist.
Posted inGovernment
Unions win final passage of ‘captive audience’ ban
One of organized labor’s two legislative priorities in 2022 — a ban on “captive audience” meetings that unions say are used to thwart organizing — won final passage late Friday night.
Posted inHealth, Politics
CT Senate passes abortion rights bill after debate over race and history
A Connecticut Senate debate over an abortion bill exploded into a denunciation of the influence of racism in the abortion rights movement.