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CT Politics Newsletter
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CT Politics: Hearing on proposed rent cap lasts overnight
A CT Housing Committee public hearing on a proposed rent cap began at 3 p.m. Tuesday and didn’t end until close to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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CT Politics: Charter schools, property taxes and mental health
Department of Corrections Commissioner Angel Quiros talks future prison closures; education committee looks at school resource officers.
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CT Politics: CT receives $1.55M to address student mental health
The money, part of a federal program designed to improve students’ mental health, will go to EdAdvance, a Litchfield-based organization.
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CT Politics: CT landlords weigh in on proposed motor vehicle property tax repeal
A bill that would eliminate the property tax on motor vehicles got a public hearing Wednesday in the CT Planning and Development Committee.
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CT Politics: Education committee weighs school resource officers, charter school approval process
State legislators supported raising “concepts” that include acts concerning school resource officers and the charter school approval process.
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CT Politics: State has ‘no immediate plans’ for future prison closures
CT Department of Correction Commissioner Angel Quiros’ comments come after the state said it would close Willard Correctional Institution.
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CT Politics: Workforce development, student loan relief bills advance to public hearing
State legislators heard testimony on bills to support and expand the state’s workforce, particularly in child care, education and health care.
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CT Politics: CT ‘Clean Slate’ effort gets $1.5M in Lamont’s budget proposal
Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed budget includes $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds for the state’s delayed “clean slate” effort.
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CT Politics: Where does CT’s ‘Baby Bonds’ program stand in the governor’s budget?
Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget only includes $50 million for Baby Bonds and a spokesman said the governor “does not support the program.”
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CT Politics: Lawmakers discuss what qualifies as ‘workforce housing’
Connecticut’s state leaders deployed the term frequently this week, but what qualifies as “workforce housing?”
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CT Politics: Free school lunch for all in Connecticut?
Lawmakers are considering a range of bills, from expanding school food programs to establishing a children’s grief counseling program.
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CT Politics: New UConn president gets a pass on XL Center threat
UConn President Radenka Maric is getting a pass, at least publicly, on a threat to end playing basketball games at the XL Center in Hartford.
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CT Politics: XL Center threat, Lamont’s budget proposal and Baby Bonds
Plus, more funding for Connecticut’s clean slate efforts, free school lunches for all students and ideas for workforce expansion.