Commitment to a establishing a carbon-free electric grid by 2040 may be a wedge issue in Connecticut’s race for governor.
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Education funding bill fails, but advocates vow to bring it back in 2023
Supporters of the legislation say is crucial to correct funding inequities facing magnet, charter and vocational-agricultural schools.
Posted inEconomic Development
More companies are footing the bill for their employees to go to college
Amazon and Mohegan Sun are the latest major CT employers to expand tuition assistance benefits in a highly competitive labor market.
Posted inHealth
As COVID hangs on, the ‘new normal’ is leaving many behind
Some who are immunocompromised or who care for an at-risk loved one are at higher risk now as COVID restrictions begin to fall away.
Posted inMoney
Did Ned Lamont offer the largest tax cut in CT history? By one standard, yes.
Gov. Ned Lamont says his tax relief plan is the largest in CT history, yet it’s a tiny share of the government’s current financial windfall.
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Anti-abortion leader says Bob Stefanowski ‘has heartened pro-life voters’
An anti-abortion leader said he sees common ground with a Connecticut gubernatorial nominee for the first time in decades.
Posted inJustice
Patrick Griffin selected as CT’s new chief state’s attorney
CT Criminal Justice Commission on Thursday appointed career prosecutor Patrick Griffin to the “thankless job” of chief state’s attorney.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski stays silent on abortion law his running mate helped pass
Gov. Ned Lamont challenged Republican Bob Stefanowski to take a position on the abortion rights bill Stefanowski’s running mate supported.
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Sen. Matt Lesser won’t primary for secretary of the state nomination
Lesser finished second among the five candidates for secretary of the state at the Democratic State Convention on Saturday.
Posted inMoney
Lawmakers direct Lamont: Save less, fill vacant state jobs
The new CT state budget limits Lamont’s ability to save money once the fiscal year is underway to encourage filling of more vacant state jobs.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont remains neutral in contests for treasurer, secretary of the state
Gov. Ned Lamont declined Monday to put his weight behind his party’s convention endorsements over the weekend.
Posted inHealth
As hospital systems grow in CT, rural patients lose services
In CT, rural hospitals have shut down intensive care and labor-and-delivery services as their health systems have consolidated operations.
Posted inPolitics
CT Democrats diversify in picks for treasurer and secretary of the state
Erick Russell got the Democratic endorsement for state treasurer, and Rep. Stephanie Thomas got the endorsement for secretary of the state.
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CT GOP endorses a social moderate, Themis Klarides, for U.S. Senate
Connecticut Republicans nominated Themis Klarides, a moderate who supports abortion rights and broke with Donald Trump, for U.S. Senate.
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Democrats anoint Lamont for a second term, praise his handling of economy and pandemic
The governor knows his economic record is one of the strongest cases he can make to voters. That’s a challenge for Republicans.