The “Parents Against Stupid Stuff” PAC is promising to make transgender athletes and critical race theory issues in CT’s race for governor.
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Posted inPolitics
Two donors provided total of $1M to anti-Lamont PAC
The super PAC behind ads attacking Gov. Ned Lamont is primarily funded by two Connecticut businessmen who each contributed $500,000.
Posted inCities & Towns
Beach access advocates ready to take their fight into CT election season
Beach access is protected by the First Amendment, but that doesn’t include parking. So towns jacked up the cost for nonresidents to park.
Posted inHealth
Hopes dim for aid in dying bill to pass this session
The bill made it out of the Public Health Committee but Senate Democrats are sending it to another committee before calling it for a vote.
Posted inGovernment
Auditors slam state for oversight of program run by Kosta Diamantis
The auditors found officials mismanaged audits and failed to enforce price caps meant to hold down costs for local school building projects.
Posted inMoney
Committee passes $24.2 billion budget to push CT past pandemic
The plan makes unprecedented new investments in child care while fully funding the state’s contracting watchdog agency for the first time.
Posted inInvestigations
Some construction audits were performed years late, reviewed by Diamantis himself
A review of 80 audits reveals a dysfunctional system for examining and managing billions of dollars in school construction projects.
Posted inMoney
Lamont defends deal with state employees as way to preserve services
The deal allows state workers to collect 70% of their bonuses and still retire before more stringent pension benefits kick in July 1.
Posted inPolitics
Stefanowski introduces a running mate and reinforces a line of attack
The GOP ticket was introduced in Fairfield, a community that embodies the opportunity and challenge facing Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin in 2022.
Posted inMoney
Tax relief expected to dominate CT legislature’s budget plan this week
Lawmakers are expected to endorse income tax cuts for the working poor and middle class, as well as a new child tax credit.
Posted inPolitics
Stefanowski’s pick for lieutenant governor is Rep. Laura Devlin
Rep. Laura Devlin, R-Fairfield, was a leading GOP voice of opposition to Gov. Ned Lamont’s ill-fated highway tolls proposal in 2019.
Posted inEconomic Development
In CT, the child care industry cries out for a fix
One in four working families in CT has a child under 6. Economists have attributed much of the workforce deficit to a child care shortage.
Posted inMoney
Audit: West Haven misspent $893,000 in federal relief funding
Officials are considering a takeover of West Haven’s finances after an audit found the city misspent federal pandemic relief funding.
Posted inMoney
GOP to Lamont: Take Biden to court to expand tax relief for CT residents
Republicans want CT to join other states in challenging federal rules that limit the state’s ability to cut taxes this year.
Posted inHealth
CT doesn’t expect to mandate 2nd COVID booster shots
State officials are encouraging people with multiple co-morbidities and older residents to get a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.