CT has now amassed more than $1.4 billion in various financial assets that could be claimed through the unclaimed property program.
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Should grocery stores sell wine in Connecticut? Public hearing goes 6 hours
Supporters of CT grocery stores selling cider and wine said current laws are outdated. Opponents argued the bill would hurt local business owners.
Posted inHousing
Housing committee public hearing brings focus to homelessness
Proposed bills would further fund the state’s homeless response system and establish a right to housing in Connecticut.
Posted inHealth
Lamont unveils plan to cancel billions in CT medical debt
The plan involves working with a nonprofit organization that buys medical debt from hospitals at extreme discounts and then cancels the debt.
Posted inMoney
CT Capitol is overflowing with ideas for how to cut the sales tax
CT lawmakers have proposed reducing the 6.35% sales tax rate while also seeking to create new exemptions or restore old ones.
Posted inGovernment
CT Democrats secure key committee posts in Congress
CT’s delegation will have familiar roles on major policy committees, but Himes is now the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee.
Posted inJustice
Advocates and lawmakers make push for state-level voters’ rights act
If passed, Connecticut would join New York and a handful of other states that have implemented a state-level voting rights act.
Posted inGovernment
DAS Commissioner grilled about school construction audit during nomination hearing
Lawmakers grilled Michelle Gilman about an audit of CT’s school construction program, which the department of administrative services oversees.
Posted inEducation
School spending to come under scrutiny, Democrats say
Senate Democratic leaders said they plan to look more closely at how K-12 schools spend money and reassess how school funding is calculated.
Posted inHealth
Newtown nursing home report alleges neglect, staffing shortages
CT inspectors found residents at the Athena-owned nursing home left in their beds for hours and in unsanitary conditions.
Posted inEconomic Development
New Connecticut economic development chief faces headwinds
Amid unsettling news from Lego, Lockheed-Martin and Digital Currency Group, Alexandra Daum says the key to growth is telling CT’s story.
Posted inMoney
Lamont unveils $45M tax cut for CT’s working poor
The expanded earned income tax credit would save families about $211 per year on average and make CT’s EITC rate among the highest.
Posted inHealth
State noncommittal to nursing homes’ request for more money
The nursing homes asked for $193 million more to help sustain struggling elder care facilities. But legislators want more transparency.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT has changed in the last decade. Here are 10 charts that show how.
Connecticut is known as the “land of steady habits,” but over 10 years, little changes add up. Here are 10 charts that show how CT changed.
Posted inInvestigations
State says it won’t pay New London for school demolition work
New London officials say Kosta Diamantis told them to hire one company for remediation, but the state says it should have solicited bids.