Many housekeepers at Connecticut hospitals say COVID-19 pandemic benefits have only come after prolonged demands for recognition, if at all.
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Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski’s tax returns: Average income $12M over 3 years
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski’s tax returns showed taxable income of $35.6 million over the past three years.
Posted inMoney
CT reserved $1,000 pandemic bonuses for 30,000 workers. At least 255,000 want them.
Demand for the Premium Pay Program far outweighs what the state budgeted, leading some lawmakers to call for increased funding.
Posted inInvestigations
Overdue fire inspections: Waterbury fatal blazes highlight statewide problem
CT fire marshals say they can’t always meet the requirement that every residence with three or more units be inspected annually.
Posted inPolitics
CT ‘Pizza & Consent’ sex ed lesson subject of super PAC TV ad
The lesson delivered to Enfield 8th-graders is to be skewered by Parents Against Stupid Stuff super PAC in an ad targeting Gov. Ned Lamont.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski faults Ned Lamont for ‘corruption tax’
The CT GOP gubernatorial candidate compared Gov. Ned Lamont to former governor John Rowland in a speech at the embattled State Pier.
Posted inEducation
Thousands in CT to benefit from Biden’s student loan debt relief plan
Some borrowers who earn less than $125,000 will qualify for forgiveness up to $20,000. The average debt for Connecticut borrowers is $35,162.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski loses Independent Party endorsement for CT governor
Bob Stefanowski lost the Independent Party nomination to Rob Hotaling, denying the Republican a second line on the November ballot.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski approaches Labor Day with a new team
CT GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski’s campaign manager, senior advisor and TV consultant left over a 3-week span.
Posted inHousing
CT towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing
The failure to spend federal stimulus funds on housing is a missed opportunity to make CT a more affordable place to live, advocates say.
Posted inJustice
CT police use-of-force report hampered by incomplete data
‘Inexcusably deficient’ data and incomplete participation among police departments compromised CT’s first report on police use of force.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT lags national trend in pandemic job recovery
Nationwide, July marked the full recovery of all jobs lost during the pandemic, nearly 2 1/2 years after it began. CT isn’t there yet.
Posted inMoney
Are CT tax cuts and COVID relief enough? Debate goes on
CT Democrats and GOP are battling over the effectiveness of CT tax cuts and COVID relief as some programs struggle to get money to families.
Posted inJustice
When cash bail is high, some families finance freedom through GoFundMe
It took fish fries, fundraisers and GoFundMe to bail Bryan Jordan out of jail. Was it enough to keep him home?
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Deal near to preserve Deer Lake in Killingworth as open space
The Boy Scouts’ Connecticut Yankee Council is finalizing a deal to sell the property to nonprofit Pathfinders, Inc., which would preserve it.