Despite a projected $16B income tax revenue loss across CT and 25 other states, Lamont and the legislature agree CT tax cuts aren’t at risk.
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As ESSER funding expires, CT superintendents worry about cuts
Many CT superintendents are worrying about student mental health needs, the rising costs of special education and more as funding ends.
Posted inInvestigations
CT canceled only one audit of self-reported Medicaid overpayments
DSS audited 14 of the Medicaid overpayments reported by medical providers since mid-2017. The one canceled involved a legislator’s fiancée.
Posted inJustice
CT House unanimously passes ‘street takeover’ bill
The bill would give local leaders the ability to fine people who organize, participate in, or gather to observe a street takeover.
Posted inImmigration
Marriage license citizenship bill gets House OK
The bill aims to curb deportations by prohibiting CT town registrars from inquiring about the citizenship of applicants for marriage.
Posted inJustice
Ellen Peters, trailblazing CT justice, dies at 94
Peters, a Yale academic, became the first woman to sit on the state Supreme Court in 1978 and then served as its chief justice.
Posted inHealth
Complaint backlog at CT nursing homes, hospitals is years long
The CT Department of Public Health has 2,400 unaddressed complaints about nursing homes and 1,300 about hospitals. Some date back to 2019.
Posted inGovernment
SEEC refers 2 Bridgeport election cases to state’s attorney
The referral opens a new chapter in a scandal that has resulted in legal battles and repeated elections between Joe Ganim and John Gomes.
Posted inJustice
Hearing over TaShun Bowden-Lewis’ future highlights turmoil
CT’s Chief Public Defender TaShun Bowden-Lewis could be disciplined or fired after the hearing into allegations of improper conduct.
Posted inEducation
Despite FAFSA trouble, Miguel Cardona points to CT successes
Shaking off FAFSA criticisms, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona voiced support for a program that expands education for the incarcerated.
Posted inJustice
Ronnell Higgins wants to reshape the culture at the CT state police
The former Yale police chief says his approach to leadership in CT is informed by his dealings with police in Minneapolis, Missouri and more.
Posted inGovernment
Bill advances to expand definition of ‘line of duty’ deaths
Under the bill, the definition could include deaths or disabilities that occurred within 24 hours of shifts with strenuous activities.
Posted inEconomic Development
Are CT non-competes enforceable? What to know about state law
CT doesn’t have one standard for enforcing a non-compete; rather, courts rely on a five-factor test to determine whether an agreement is reasonable.
Posted inInvestigations
CT ‘red flag’ law is being applied unevenly, analysis shows
In one recent case, police failed to use CT’s red flag law to take a disturbed man’s guns. Within days, he killed his girlfriend and himself.
Posted inMoney
Budget panel OKs 2.5% raise for most CT state workers
The raises, which the full legislature is expected to vote upon before the regular session ends May 8, would cost more than $190 million.
