Another potential wave of federal stimulus, a complex spending cap and other variables cloud the next Connecticut budget debate.
Labor
Posted inMoney
Lawmakers expect lean budget from Lamont. But how lean will it be?
Is Lamont dressing Connecticut in a budget that is adequate during a pandemic but fits like a strait-jacket afterward?
Posted inMoney
Spiking tax revenue will wipe out state budget deficit, analysts say
Projected state revenues skyrocketed by $1.7 billion Friday, positioning officials to balance the next state budget without tax hikes.
Posted inTransportation
Funding to fix CT’s roads and bridges is drying up, and officials don’t have a solution
Connecticut’s transportation building program is on a financial diet after a five-year ramp-up after lawmakers rejected tolls.
Posted inEducation
Some states train jobless for post-pandemic workforce
Amid high unemployment, governments are spending coronavirus relief dollars on training programs to help workers find new jobs quickly.
Posted inMoney
Labor-based coalition urges Lamont, lawmakers to tax wealthy to fund ‘people’s recovery’ from pandemic
A progressive coalition upped the pressure Monday on state officials to tax Connecticut’s wealthy to preserve vital services.
Posted inNews
Lamont will not delay payroll deductions for paid family leave
The governor rejected a GOP suggestion that he delay collecting the 0.5% payroll deduction for Paid Family and Medical Leave.
Posted inNews
As CT jobless rate jumps, officials say it finally reflects reality
Connecticut has complained its official jobless rate should be higher. It got its wish on Thursday,
Posted inMoney, Politics
Unions push back against Lamont’s efforts to shrink state workforce
Employee unions want to block Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts to radically shrink the state’s workforce starting in 2022.
Posted inMoney
CT residents brace for a lump of coal in their stockings
The latest U.S. Census survey shows fears of lost income that experts say could shatter Connecticut’s already-fragile economy in 2021.
Posted inMoney
Lamont to leverage $55M in federal aid to assist poor unemployed
Gov. Ned Lamont will expand unemployment eligibility to channel more than $1,800 this winter to about 38,000 residents.
Posted inNews
CT loses eligibility for high extended federal unemployment benefits
Some 13,000 residents are expected to lose their extended federal unemployment checks because of a drop in Connecticut’s jobless rate.
Posted inHealth
In Connecticut, COVID-related worker complaints are many, but feds punish few employers
Hundreds of Connecticut workers filed COVID-related workplace safety complaints. But only two facilities have been fined.
Posted inMoney, Politics
CT catches up on delayed federal unemployment relief
The state Department of Labor sent out $301 million to 146,000 residents.
Posted inNews
VA Connecticut hiring practices under investigation
The VA is “in turmoil,” a whistleblower complains.