Liberal democrats in the House of Representatives will renew their push this year for a more progressive tax system and legalized cannabis use while also pressing for new labor rules regarding worker schedules and an end to solitary confinement.
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Lamont keeps state spending lean to build reserves against next recession
Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a lean $22.3 billion budget Wednesday that would push Connecticut’s emergency reserves close to $3 billion while keeping taxes largely flat.
Posted inEconomic Development
Lamont offers two new job incentive programs
Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled his first legislative proposals Wednesday for 2020: a new incentive program for businesses to expand or relocate jobs to Connecticut and a revised small business assistance initiative.
Posted inPolitics
As the workforce ages, lawmakers revisit age discrimination
With one in four workers now aged 55 and older, Connecticut lawmakers of both parties are rallying around a relatively modest bill aimed at age-discrimination.
Posted inPolitics
In voting for USMCA bill, DeLauro finally finds a trade pact she likes
Connecticut Democrats voted unanimously to bring President Donald Trump’s signature trade deal one step closer to implementation.
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CT’s plodding recovery: 900 new jobs in November
The Connecticut labor market remains tight, while growth is painfully slow — increasing by just four-tenths of one percent from November 2018.
Posted inEconomic Development
Want to read Ned Lamont’s playbook? Start here.
Boldface corporate names and public-private partnerships are central to Gov. Ned Lamont’s approach.
Posted inNews
Chris Murphy’s free-market pitch against non-competes
Non-competes are proliferating. A Connecticut liberal makes a free-market argument against them.
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Retailer fails to get answer from Lamont on youth wage
The governor actually had a story to tell. But he didn’t.
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This meal, finally, comes with a public hearing
The original version of the restaurant bill was rammed through without notice or debate.
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Labor applauds the Greenwich governor it helped elect
Connecticut’s millionaire governor delivered a populist message Friday in his first appearance before the AFL-CIO since taking office.
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Will an age of activism and strikes lead to union growth?
A woman vying to lead the AFL-CIO says she sees hope in last year producing the greatest number of strikes in 30 years.
Posted inPolitics
DeLauro key player in NAFTA 2.0 talks with White House
DeLauro is part of a team of House Democrats negotiating with the White House over a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico that would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
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Progressives celebrate signing of paid family leave
Labor progressives celebrated Tuesday with Gov. Ned Lamont over the ceremonial signing of a paid family and medical leave act.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health
For the first time, DeLauro shepherds massive spending bill through Congress
As chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee, Rep. Rosa DeLauro is pressing to boost funding for health, labor and education programs by billions of dollars.