Connecticut moved towards protecting consumer data Wednesday with the Senate’s unanimous passage of a bill that now goes to the House.
Data privacy: CT Senate votes to regulate the buying and selling of you
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CT budget surplus nears $4 billion; lawmakers push for tax relief
With almost $7 billion in budget reserves, CT legislators are waiting impatiently for Gov. Ned Lamont to agree on a child tax credit.
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Towns in CT’s richest area could pay to meet affordable housing goals
Western Council of Government officials say the plan looks at ways to increase affordable housing outside of only focusing on zoning.
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PODCAST: Getting employees back to the workplace
In the first of a series for Steady Habits sponsored by CT Rides, John Dankosky invites experts to look at the impact of COVID-19 on businesses, their employees, and Connecticut’s roadways and transit systems.
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Trooper charged with manslaughter in fatal police shooting of Mubarak Soulemane in 2020
The criminal charge is part of a broader reckoning in Connecticut and across the U.S. over police killings of Black people.
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Failure to pass ‘peak shaving’ bill will allow dirtier diesel power generation
This is crunch time at the General Assembly. As a former legislator, lobbyist and later policy director at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, I know it becomes increasingly difficult to get legislation passed late in the session. It is often a lot easier to kill a bill, or simply fail to act upon […]
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Legislators should enshrine CT’s 2040 zero-carbon electricity goal into law
If we want energy independence and reliable consumer prices, then we must tap into the clean, renewable resources at our fingertips.
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Fairfield County needs help closing the gender gap. We offer it.
The emme coalition is a signature investment that works to help women and girls in Fairfield County facing the barriers of poverty and inequity.
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CT must protect water sources in its push for affordable housing
Preserving land around our water sources is critical to providing a sustainable future for every person in Connecticut.
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Abortion rights bill passes CT House, with Lamont in support
Gov. Ned Lamont committed Tuesday to signing abortion-rights legislation that passed in the Connecticut House by day’s end.
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An unusual event: CT legislature to vote on raises for state workers
Top legislative leaders announced they expect to wrap voting on a major new package of raises and bonuses for state employees by week’s end.
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We need to amend the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board
A bill before the legislature would expand and improve the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board as a step toward addressing a mental health crisis.
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The fiscal frontier for environmentalism
The legislature must pass a measure that ensures transportation fees are directed toward sustainable environmental improvements.
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Their study of Connecticut housing has it wrong
Bullying the residents of Connecticut and pushing for ineffective state mandated zoning legislation will not fix the lack of affordable housing in Connecticut.
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A better way to help CSCU students who need remedial instruction
Many of Connecticut’s community college students struggle to complete their studies, and remedial courses are substantial obstacles. Here’s a better way to help them.