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Governor says he won't support a bill that could lead to $3M in assistance to striking workers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday he doesn't support a vague bill passed in the final minutes of the legislative session that creates a $3 million fund that could financially benefit striking union workers, signaling he would will likely veto it. ...
Connecticut lawmakers adjourn session, fail to pass AI regulations but pass absentee ballot reforms
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers began the 2024 legislative session with hopes of passing one of the first major bills in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence and protect citizens from harm. But a veto threat from Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, a former...
Connecticut governor takes partial blame for illegal cutting of 186 trees on neighbor's property
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont acknowledged Monday he helped hire a landscaper that illegally chopped down more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes on a property behind his Greenwich home, capping off days of questions about his level of involvement. The...
Connecticut House votes to expand state's paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 moved closer Wednesday to being updated, requiring all employers, down to those with a single worker, to provide their employees with time off by 2027. Cheers were heard from the House of...
New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State. Their home...
Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The late Joe Lieberman on Friday was remembered by political allies and even a former foe as a “mensch” who both bridged and defied partisan political divides, during a funeral service for the four-term U.S. senator. Former Vice President Al Gore, who ran...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Boston Globe. February 25, 2024. Editorial: To maintain confidence in SJC, nominee should offer clear answers on when she’d recuse herself Cases involving priorities of Governor Maura Healey are sure to come before the Supreme Judicial Court. If they do, will her...
Bridgeport mayor wins do-over election in race marred by ballot irregularities
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim won a do-over election Tuesday in Connecticut’s most populous city, months after a judge threw out the results of the first one because of allegations of absentee ballot box stuffing during a Democratic primary. Ganim easily defeated fellow Democrat John...
Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest city
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — It’s been nearly four months since a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city due to allegations of ballot stuffing, sending voters repeatedly back to the polls and thrusting Bridgeport into an unflattering national...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Bridgeport's do-over mayoral election
WASHINGTON (AP) — If it’s Tuesday, there must be a mayoral election in Bridgeport. For the fourth time in five months, Democrat Joe Ganim, the incumbent mayor of Connecticut’s largest city, will face challenger John Gomes at the ballot box in his quest for an eighth term....
