State leaders are working to coordinate industrial and academic efforts to adopt AI, big data and robotics. It’s no simple task.
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Posted inPolitics
Legislators want change at MDC, entity dominated by Bill DiBella
A legislative committee held a public hearing Friday on a bill that would increase state oversight over the MDC by requiring annual audits.
Posted inInvestigations
CT paid $1.4M for unauthorized work at former hospital, state says
Officials say they are investigating how much work was done by AAIS, which was paid for asbestos cleanup at Cedarcrest in Newington.
Posted inGovernment
CT oversight board may ask for full state takeover of West Haven
The MARB asked the Attorney General’s office for legislation that would enable the state to control nearly every aspect of city government.
Posted inJustice
Advocates, formerly incarcerated urge Lamont to prioritize reentry
CT is saving $6.5 million by closing a prison, and advocates want the money to go to resources for people being released from prison.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT film tax credit: Some want to cut it, some want more
Some lawmakers want to get rid of a tax credit program designed to encourage film production in the state — but others want to expand it.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT legislators vow harder look at utilities, and a regulator applauds
Connecticut’s expensive electric rates are fueling an effort to revise regulations governing Eversource and other utilities.
Posted inHealth
CT Supreme Court case to test limits of hospital immunity
Hospitals had expanded immunity from lawsuits during peak COVID, but the case of a woman who died of heart failure is challenging the order.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Connecticut’s new bottle law — the bumpy road to 10 cents
CT’s bottle and can deposit-and-return system saw changes in January, but there have been disputes and delays along the way.
Posted inMoney, Politics
CT budget: Lamont pitches big tax cuts in first budget of new term
Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a $50.5 billion budget with more than $500 million in tax relief, topped by Connecticut’s first major income tax cut.
Posted inMoney
Lamont to propose $50.5B budget, more than $500M in tax relief
The 2-year budget would deliver the largest income tax cut in history and expand relief for working poor families and small businesses.
Posted inMoney
Lamont, lawmakers strike deal to renew CT budget controls
CT Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers agreed to renew CT budget controls for another decade, but plans for school funding grants are on hold.
Posted inJustice
New DOC oversight panel appointments alarm advocates
The appointments, by two Republican legislators, have raised concerns among advocates about the legitimacy and security of the panel.
Posted inHousing
CT to receive $18 million federal grant to address homelessness
The grant will help provide services to people who are living outdoors. The money comes at a time when homelessness is on the rise in CT.
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.