The tabulators in use now were put into service more than 16 years ago, and the original manufacturer of those machines is out of business.
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Posted inMoney
‘Fiscal guardrails’ steer legislators to lean budget despite surplus
The CT Appropriations Committee pitched a $51 billion budget that offers lean growth for education, social services and health care.
Posted inHealth
CT mulls Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers
Two bills would OK Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers, who act as liaisons between care systems and underserved communities.
Posted inHousing
CT could lose thousands of affordable housing units in next few years
Affordability requirements will expire on thousands of CT units, while others are likely to fall into disrepair and become unsafe.
Posted inMoney
Spending cap expected to force CT panel to endorse lean budget
Despite record-setting reserves in CT, the Appropriations Committee is expected to recommend lean spending for the next two fiscal years.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT food deserts: In 24 towns, no stores accept food stamps
CT lawmakers are weighing solutions, including a food access advocacy office and tax incentives to grocery stores opening in food deserts.
Posted inMoney
CT income tax exemption for retirement earnings could expand
The state tax committee has crafted a compromise that would exempt more middle-income retirees from paying taxes on pensions and annuities.
Posted inMoney
CT income tax cut now might not include some benefits for wealthy
The bill would reduce the lowest tax rates as Lamont proposed, but it would gradually phase out much of the proposed relief for the rich.
Posted inMoney
Baby Bonds gridlock threatens Democratic unity on next CT budget
State treasurer Erick Russell hopes to rescue from political limbo a program advocates call crucial to stemming CT’s economic inequality.
Posted inJustice
Amid shakeup on CT parole board, questions over commutations
A sudden increase in commutations in CT unsettled lawmakers and raised questions about a power with few limits.
Posted inHealth
Narcan will soon be sold over-the-counter, but not in 28 CT towns
Despite FDA approval of over-the-counter sales of the overdose-reversing drug, 28 towns in CT don’t have a store with a permit to sell it.
Posted inHealth
CT joins challenge to Texas judge’s ruling on abortion pill
CT A.G. William Tong is part of a coalition challenging a ruling that would invalidate FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Posted inHealth
In CT, a ‘battle royale’ over lowering health care costs
Lamont and lawmakers have proposed regulating contracts between insurance companies and health care providers more closely.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT’s public water systems may soon need to treat for PFAS
CT’s public water utilities may soon be required to install treatment technology to help remove PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” from tap water.
Posted inHealth
CT legislators OK reproductive health bills, nix parental notification
CT lawmakers have advanced a raft of legislation that would expand access to birth control and maternal health services.