Hartford Business10d
DOL: CT added more than 5K jobs in December
Year-over-year, the state added 20,100 jobs compared to December 2023. Meantime, employers listed about 73,000 job openings. “December appears to have been a strong growth month,” said DOL ...
In Lamont’s budget speech, a fervent defense of ‘Connecticut values’ in opposition to Trump
Towards the end of his speech, CT Gov. Ned Lamont introduced its chief DEI officer and the case for keeping diversity, equity and inclusion.
See which seven CT school districts are piloting a state-approved AI program
The state has chosen East Hartford, Rocky Hill, Lebanon, Waterford, Westport, Seymour and the Odyssey Community School in ...
Tariffs would hurt economic growth in CT. Here’s how the state could take a big hit.
Tariffs have the potential to create disruption, which, if prolonged enough, could touch off an economic slowdown and ...
Wilton Bulletin2d
Audit: CT Department of Aging and Disability Services faulted for overpaying sick leave
Connecticut's Department of Aging and Disability Services overpaid an employee more than $20,000 for unused sick leave, a new ...
The Connecticut Mirror23d
CT ‘right to counsel’ helped thousands stay housed; saved state $36M
For example, about 11% of Connecticut’s population is Black, compared to about 44% of right to counsel clients. While 63% of the state’s population is white, 15% of right to counsel clients ...
JD Supra9d
DOL Clarifies that Leave Taken Under State Paid Family Leave Programs May Run Concurrently with FMLA Leave
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor ... Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. The paid leave benefits under such laws are provided through a state ...
WFSB9d
Watching your Wallet: Dozens of donation boxes in CT breaking state law
Connecticut investigators have found dozens of donation boxes in our state are not following the law: including the boxes located at 2964 Main Street in Hartford. The boxes say “Africa needs ...
WSHU news29d
CT Gov. Lamont delivers State of the State, focusing on energy, housing and budget
Members of the Connecticut Legislature are back in Hartford. Governor Ned Lamont (D) delivered his seventh State of the State address to kick off the 2025 session on Wednesday. “We have a longer ...
The Bulletin28d
Connecticut turns 237 years old today. Here's the story of how it became a state
As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, ...
NBC Connecticut21d
CT National Guard, state police to help with security efforts in DC for presidential inauguration
Gov. Ned Lamont said he has authorized the Connecticut National Guard and the Connecticut State Police to deploy units to Washington, D.C. to help with security efforts for the presidential ...
The Connecticut Mirror23d
CT State BOE grants ‘initial approval’ to five new charter schools
Five proposed charter schools received initial approval from the state Board of Education Wednesday and must now go before the state legislature for a final step in the process before they can ...