Public Health Committee Green Lights Aid-In-Dying Proposal
For the third time in as many years, the legislature’s Public Health Committee on Friday advanced a bill that would give terminally-ill adults an option to end their own lives with doctor-prescribed medication. Read it here
Connecticut Closes In On Pre-Pandemic Level Employment
Connecticut has almost reached pre-pandemic levels of employment, according to newly released data from the Labor Department. Read it here
Bears and a Proposal to Hunt Them Take Center Stage at Public Hearing
Connecticut lawmakers weighed legalizing bear hunting during a Friday hearing on a bill backed by the governor’s administration and intended to address an escalating number of conflicts between humans and the animals, including at least two attacks last year. Read it here
Tong Takes On Service Plaza Contract Over Wages
Attorney General William Tong is suing Project Service LLC for allegedly failing to make sure the workers at the 23 service plazas it operates are paid the “standard wage” as set forth by the 35-year contract the company has with the state. Read it here
Report Highlights ‘Eviction Crisis’
Toward the end of last year, 39% of Connecticut renters who were not current on their rent payments felt they were likely to face displacement due to eviction in the next two months. Read it here
Bill Would Prohibit CT Police Intimidation Of Young Criminal Suspects: 'We Want To Get This Passed'
Read it here from Chron.com
Proposal would ban seclusion, change restraint rules in CT schools
Read it here from CT Insider
LOB ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS & EVENTS
TODAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL
Appropriations Committee Human Services Subcommittee Work Session with State Agencies at 9 a.m. in Room 1B and Zoom Watch
CWCSEO: Pre Women's Day Coffee Meet & Greet at 9 a.m. in the Second Floor Atrium
Women & Children's Health Committee Meeting at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom
Press Conference: Senator Martin Press Conference on Safety of Health Care Workers at 10 a.m. in Room 1C
Appropriations Committee Conservation and Development Subcommittee Work Session with State Agencies at 10 a.m. via Zoom Watch
Judiciary Committee Public Hearing at 10 a.m. in Room 2C and Zoom Agenda Watch
CWCSEO: Women's Informational Forum at 10 a.m. in Room 1D
Connecticut's Inaugural K9 Veterans Day Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in the Capitol's Lobby-North
CT DataHaven: Hartford Foundation Public Giving, Fairfield County's Community Foundation & Community Foundation Greater New Haven at 10:30 a.m. in Room 310
Public Health Committee Public Hearing at 11 a.m. in Room 1E and Zoom Agenda Watch
Press Conference: Office of the Lt. Governor: Press Conference on HB 6569- Legal Age to Marry at 12 p.m. in Room 1A
Appropriations Committee General Government A Subcommittee Work Session with State Agencies at 1 p.m. in Room 1B and Zoom Watch
OFF SITE
U.S. Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy will announce $1.8 million in federal funding for Intercommunity to expand their mental health and primary care services in Hartford to approximately 2,000 new low-income, uninsured or under-insured patients at 10:30 a.m. at Intercommunity Hartford Primary Care, 40 Coventry Street, Hartford
Comptroller Scanlon will testify before the Public Health Committee in favor of H.B. 6669 in the Legislative Office Building in Room 1E. The hearing begins at 11 a.m.
U.S. Sen. Blumenthal will announce $200,000 in federal funding for the City of Torrington to develop a comprehensive safety action plan at 12 p.m. at Torrington City Hall, 140 Main Street, Torrington
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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;
For more info and to register, visit Fiscal Dynamics here or call (860) 677-1753.
CONNECTICUT BUSINESS DAY 2023 is Tuesday, April 4 at The Bushnell. Breakfast/Networking starts at 9:45 a.m. and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. To Register
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