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Unions win final passage of ‘captive audience’ ban

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas April 30, 2022 @ 2:36 pmMay 2, 2022 @ 11:17 am

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 inMoney

As CT’s coffers swell, calls for tax relief grow louder

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf October 22, 2021 @ 5:00 am

With state government enjoying unprecedented budget surpluses, some leaders say it’s time to give something back to the taxpayers.

Posted inEconomic Development

CT hospitality jobs struggling to recover from the coronavirus

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf July 23, 2021 @ 12:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:57 am

Projections show Connecticut, by year’s end, will have regained 72% of the 26,225 hotel jobs it lost during the pandemic.

Posted inMoney

Looming fiscal cliff could reignite CT’s tax fairness debate

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 16, 2021 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:04 pm

Though state government is awash in cash, a fiscal cliff looms that could intensify a growing tax fairness debate.

Posted inMoney

Analysis: COVID-19 hit hotel industry harder in CT

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 10, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:54 am

Massachusetts, New York also ranked high

Posted inMoney

Pew report: CT still lagging most states in personal income growth

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 3, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:52 am

Connecticut lagged most of the nation in personal growth during the pandemic, according to a national think-tank.

Posted inMoney

Lamont unveils bipartisan deal to pay off huge unemployment trust debt

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 20, 2021 @ 6:31 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:52 am

A new plan to preserve Connecticut’s debt-riddled unemployment trust fund would curb benefits and increase taxes on some businesses.

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Connecticut businesses could owe up to $1 billion in unemployment taxes. They want the state to cover it with federal relief funds.

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 7, 2021 @ 2:56 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:52 am

Business leaders said the state’s economy simply can’t recover if companies remain on the hook to cover the debt.

Posted inNews

In an evolving economy, lawmakers take roles once played by unions

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas February 22, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:49 am

Economic trends and union struggles are pushing lawmakers to resolve through legislation questions once answered by collective bargaining.

Posted inMoney

CT residents brace for a lump of coal in their stockings

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf December 9, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:45 am

The latest U.S. Census survey shows fears of lost income that experts say could shatter Connecticut’s already-fragile economy in 2021.

Posted inHealth

As Lamont prepares to ease COVID restrictions, he will also explain how they could return

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf September 24, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:40 am

Gov. Ned Lamont is ready to ease more pandemic restrictions on Connecticut. But what would it take to restore them?

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CT’s jobless rate is on the rise, but is it real?

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf September 9, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:40 am

A new analysis says Connecticut’s unemployment is worsening, but a state labor economist counters that’s due to a statistically oddity.

Posted inMoney

Pandemic hits Connecticut’s unemployment trust fund — and state businesses will pay

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat June 25, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:36 am

Connecticut had half of the money needed to weather a recession in its unemployment trust fund before the pandemic hit.

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CBIA hires manufacturing executive as its new leader

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 11, 2020 @ 6:53 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 4:30 pm

The hiring of Chris DiPentima ends a tradition of promoting a government affairs professional from within CBIA.

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Some CT businesses, but not all, receiving stimulus loans in second round this week

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat May 1, 2020 @ 6:40 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:29 am

Some firms have been granted loans in this week’s round of distributions. Others are still waiting.

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