Another 25 workers are on unpaid leave.
Nearly two dozen state employees out of work for non-compliance with COVID vaccine mandate
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CT Supreme Court hears arguments on Section 8 discrimination case
In the case, the plaintiff argues that a real estate agent’s comments about her source of income were discriminatory.
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As CT’s coffers swell, calls for tax relief grow louder
With state government enjoying unprecedented budget surpluses, some leaders say it’s time to give something back to the taxpayers.
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A ‘misguided’ interpretation of the recreational marijuana law and its impact on Black people
Peter Thalheim’s misguided op-ed on the Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis leaves a lot to unpack.
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Did Connecticut’s 1991 tax changes magnify inequality?
The state tax code itself is an engine of inequality which further reduces consumer spending power.
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More than 100 Hartford HealthCare employees out of work after refusing vaccine
109 workers at Hartford HealthCare, 0.3% of its workforce, have left the organization after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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State drops charges against doctor for issuing fake vaccine exemptions
The state Medical Examining Board withdrew charges against a physician accused of providing fake exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines and masks.
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CT preparing strategies to roll out COVID vaccines to children
Connecticut’s Department of Public Health has reached out to 1,100 providers across the state.
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A New Britain parent’s plea
My daughter recently attended a high school football game and witnessed two girls fighting until the police intervened. Other students, including one girl’s boyfriend, did not like the police’s rough handling of the girls and confronted officers. The situation ended with police pepper-spraying the crowd of people, many of whom were not involved in the […]
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Stop the incarceration of the minds of young Black men and boys through recreational marijuana
New Big Tobacco now seeks to incarcerate the minds of Black men and boys through altered states of being high.
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State Rep. Michael DiMassa facing federal charge
The West Haven Democrat allegedly misappropriated more than $636,000 in federal pandemic relief funding from the city of West Haven.
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CSCU to launch Amazon Web Services training program
The CSCU system will offer a program in cloud computing developed by Amazon and tailored to the tech giant’s technology.
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Inspector General or Witch-finder General?
History shows that when we go looking for witches we find them.
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On Democratic paralysis
An imbalance in America’s political life: Democrats have the edge in voter affiliation, but Republicans play the game harder.
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Temporarily, for now, Connecticut eases access to absentee voting
Every Connecticut voter can get an absentee ballot again, due to the pandemic.