The Latest
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Democrats Push Minimum Wage Increase
Advocates for increasing the minimum wage in Connecticut from $10.10 per hour up to $15 per hour think this year they have momentum because of the Democrats’ increased majorities in the Connecticut House and Senate.
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Republicans United Against Tolls, Favor Debt Strategy Instead
Connecticut’s Republicans are speaking as one voice against plans pushed by Democrats and Gov. Ned Lamont to put tolls on Connecticut highways.
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Tweed Continues Push for Longer Runway
Officials from Tweed-New Haven renewed their desire, once again, to lengthen the runway at the small airport to 6,600 feet from 5,600 feet.
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Union Givebacks & $1 Billion in New Taxes Key to Lamont Budget
Governor Ned Lamont issued his first budget address to lawmakers, and led with familiar ideas aimed at balancing the state budget.
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Lamont Administration Explains Position on Tolls After Backlash
Governor Ned Lamont’s Chief of Staff took time on a Sunday afternoon to speak with reporters to explain what led to the Lamont Administration laying out two paths for tolls on the state’s highways, which could end up breaking a campaign promise just months into his time running the state.
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CSCU System Faces Huge Budget Shortfall
State colleges are once against facing a funding shortfall, but what the system will do about it is not yet clear.
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Lamont Lukewarm to Sales Tax Hike
it will take some convincing to get Governor Ned Lamont on board to increase the sales tax.
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Hartford Courant Employees Form Union
Reporters and editors of the Hartford Courant announced that they have formed a new bargaining unit.
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Murphy and Blumenthal Urge Trump to Keep Government Open
Connecticut’s U.S. Senators are calling on President Donald Trump to stay out of the way of the members of Congress who are negotiating a bipartisan deal on board security.
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Crumbling Foundation Proposals Emerge in Washington
Connecticut’s U.S. senators have been joined by Massachusetts’ U.S. senators in their efforts to combat the crisis that has led to hundreds, and potentially thousands of homes crumbling to the ground.
