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Face the Facts: Hero Pay – What Qualifying Essential Workers Can Expect
The promise of a $1,000 bonus for frontline workers who headed to work when everyone else was in the safety of their homes during the pandemic, what has been dubbed Hero Pay, has turned into quite a headache for state lawmakers recently, and now they’re trying to fix it. State Comptroller-elect Sean Scanlon will be one of the ones making…
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Extended Gas Tax Holiday, Pandemic Pay on Lawmakers' Agenda
Connecticut state legislators will return to the Capitol on Monday to consider extending the soon-to-expire gas tax holiday and increase funding for state pandemic payments to essential workers, as well as vote on several other initiatives aimed at helping residents cope with rising costs. Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, fresh off his reelection victory, issued the first executive order of his…