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CT minimum wage increase is common ground for Democrats and Lamont
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe coming increase of Connecticut’s hourly wage to $14 on Friday was an opportunity Monday for Gov. Ned Lamont to share ground with some of his fellow Democrats who sometimes wish for a more ...
State gives $11 million for Bristol Route 72 streetscape, New Britain factory conversion
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA gateway renewal project along Bristol’s Route 72 and the Ellis Commons mixed-income housing project in New Britain will share $11 million in state aid, part of a $170 million statewide effort ...
Exclusive: Federal aid helped child care providers stay open. Now the help is wearing off
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEnrollment at Good Shepherd Christian Academy, a child care center in Fort Worth, Texas, plummeted...
Louisiana Supreme Court: St. George can incorporate into new city, taxes can support services
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Louisiana Supreme Court decision released on Friday, April 26, will allow the city of St. George...
Race for the state House includes open seats in Simsbury, Farmington, Plainville, Southington and...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this election cycle, six state House races in central Connecticut are for open seats, giving voters in 10 communities a choice between newcomer candidates. Political analysts generally consider ...
UK Inflation Slows to Two-Year Low, Bolstering Rate Cut Bets
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(Bloomberg) -- UK inflation tumbled to the lowest level in two years, firming up bets that the Bank...
CT has record low unemployment but has 90,000 jobs open. It’s a ‘talent shortage issue’: expert says
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAfter better-than-expected federal jobs numbers, Connecticut officials are working to find the right workers for thousands of unfilled positions. The latest report showed that 336,000 jobs were ...
How East Hartford, West Hartford and Simsbury are using federal aid to help small businesses and...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHelping small businesses and non-profits survive as the pandemic recedes has become a major goal for...
California lets companies keep ‘dangerous’ oil wells unplugged forever
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA new California law just signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to close loopholes that have allowed oil...
Development, gentrification focus of aldermanic runoffs in South Side lakefront wards
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the South Side 4th and 5th wards, where voters have long stuck to a political tradition of independence and progressivism, more than a dozen candidates for alderman crowded the Feb. 28 ballot ...