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Labor Panel Approves Bill to Pay Incarcerated Workers More


By Hugh McQuaid

A legislative panel on labor policies unanimously approved a proposal on Thursday that would increase the pay rates of incarcerated workers who perform jobs within Connecticut prisons for as little as 75 cents a day under current policies.

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Health Care Enrollment Extended For Home Care Workers


By Christine Stuart

Following a die-in at the Legislative Office Building earlier this month, Gov. Ned Lamont has decided to extend the enrollment period for home care workers who want to apply for a health insurance stipend.  The home care workers or Personal Care Attendants (PCAs), who are represented by SEIU 1199, had negotiated a benefit package that […]

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Judge Concludes Racism Was Behind Capitol Spitting Incident


By Christine Stuart

A Connecticut judge has awarded more than $295,000 to a Black woman who was spit on by a white woman during a protest at the state Capitol on January 6, 2021.  Judge Matthew Budzik concluded that Yuliya Gilshteyn tried to intimidate Keren Prescott “based on racial bigotry or bias,” when she spat on her following […]

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OP-ED | Respect And Compromise Make Appearances In Discussion Over Aid-In-Dying Bill


By Susan Campbell

Opinion writer Susan Campbell says the long and emotional public hearing and committee meeting on the medical-aid-in-dying bill was missing something that maybe it hadn't been missing in the past...

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FOXWOODS CELEBRATES 31 YEARS - At 2 p.m. today (Friday, March 10) adjacent to the Rainmaker Expo Center, Foxwoods President & CEO Jason Guyot and Chairman Rodney Butler of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will offer remarks on the resort's 31st anniversary and also will be making an announcement about a property. ➤  Members of the news media and others should RSVP here.

 

FREE FINANCIAL WORKSHOP SERIES – Fiscal Dynamics is offering a series of free adult workshops and talks on finance, including:

  • Money Talk For Couples: March 16;
  • Advanced Parenting Tips-Teaching Kids about Money: March 29;
  • Keeping Happy In Retirement: March 10.

For more info and to register, visit Fiscal Dynamics here or call (860) 677-1753.

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