Alliances of frontline health care workers with trusted community leaders are addressing the alarming rise of substance use disorders.
Churches and health care align to offer trusted space for addiction treatment
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State unions ratify contracts granting raises and $3,500 bonuses
Gov. Ned Lamont will ask lawmakers to approve large bonuses as workers retire from state government in increasing numbers.
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Audit: West Haven misspent $893,000 in federal relief funding
Officials are considering a takeover of West Haven’s finances after an audit found the city misspent federal pandemic relief funding.
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CT legislators set to decide on the acceptable amount of mold in marijuana
The Attorney General’s Office has approved the proposed change. Now, it’s up for discussion in a legislative committee.
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GOP to Lamont: Take Biden to court to expand tax relief for CT residents
Republicans want CT to join other states in challenging federal rules that limit the state’s ability to cut taxes this year.
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Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams, facing illness, opts against reelection
Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams, D-Meriden, absent from the legislative session due to illness, will not seek reelection in November.
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CT doesn’t expect to mandate 2nd COVID booster shots
State officials are encouraging people with multiple co-morbidities and older residents to get a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Bill would allow more residents with disabilities to keep Medicaid coverage
The bill approved by the Human Services Committee would increase Medicaid income and asset limits for residents with disabilities.
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Partnerships for child welfare
April is a time to focus on ways families —along with professionals from realms including law, education, and social services— can prevent harm to children year-round.
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It’s time for Connecticut to ban rodenticides
Poisons have been harming and killing wildlife all the way up the food chain for a long time and a ban on their use in Connecticut is long overdue.
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We cannot reform our broken recycling system by burning plastic
Our state environmental agency should not be endorsing a false solution that will put Connecticut communities at risk.
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Good economic growth report is well-timed for Lamont and lawmakers
Lamont cited CT’s growing economy after presiding over a Bond Commission meeting in which it OK’d $666.9 million worth of borrowing.
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Justice Keller takes senior status, allowing Lamont to choose successor
By taking senior status, Justice Christine Keller creates an immediate vacancy, allowing a successor to be confirmed before the election.
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CT lawmakers debate bill to automatically return unclaimed property
The state treasurer’s office is advocating for legislation to automatically return unclaimed money to Connecticut residents.
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Lamont’s first ad: Accurate on fiscal turnaround, less so on taxes
An incumbent buoyed by a surplus, Gov. Ned Lamont’s first TV commercial exploits Connecticut’s newfound political asset — the budget.