May 3, 2012
Project Labor Agreement Bill Clears Senate With Broad Support
by Hugh McQuaid | May 3, 2012 12:54am
The Senate approved a bill late Wednesday night giving municipalities the option to negotiate project labor agreements for public construction projects.
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Tags: design build, project labor agreements, senate, edith prague, len suzio, Michael McLachlan, PLAs, dh
May 1, 2012
Senate Still Opposes Minimum Wage Hike
by CTNewsjunkie Staff | May 1, 2012 5:22pm
Sen. President Donald Williams said he spoke with the 21 Democratic Senators Tuesday behind closed doors and discovered there isn’t enough support for the proposed two-year, 50 cent minimum wage hike.
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Tags: minimum wage, House, Chris Donovan, Senate, Adam Joseph, dh
April 27, 2012
Half Of Senate Dems Undecided On Minimum Wage Hike
by Hugh McQuaid and Michael Lee-Murphy | April 27, 2012 6:32pm
The House spent more than three hours Thursday passing a bill to raise the minimum wage, but with just 12 days left in a busy session it’s still not clear whether the legislation will see a vote in the Senate this year.
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Tags: minimum wage, senate democrats, donald williams, business, Hugh McQuaid, Michael Lee-Murphy, dh
Out-of-State Economist Calls For Creation of Public Retirement Accounts
by Hugh McQuaid | April 27, 2012 1:18pm
A retirement security economist was advocating a bill Thursday that would create a taskforce to consider establishing a state-run defined benefit plan for private citizens.
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Tags: Pension, state employee, 401k, IRA, defined benefit plan, hugh mcquaid, dh
April 26, 2012
One Step Closer To Sunday Liquor Sales
by Christine Stuart | April 26, 2012 7:30pm
It didn’t include all the consumer protections Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wanted, but the House passed a bill 116-24 Thursday that makes sweeping changes to Connecticut’s liquor laws.
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Tags: liquor, alcohol, sunday sales, consumers, joseph taborsak, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Kathy Tallarita
Minimum Wage Clears House, But Senate Could Pose Hurdle
by Christine Stuart | April 26, 2012 3:42pm
One quarter per year. That’s the increase in the minimum wage the House approved 88-62 Thursday afternoon.
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Tags: minimum wage, small business, low wage worker, restaurant, cafero, Ezequiel santiago, anthony d'amelio, john rigby, dh
House Postpones Vote On Minimum Wage A Few Hours
by Christine Stuart | April 26, 2012 12:40am
Shortly before midnight House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero visited House Speaker Chris Donovan and asked if they could postpone a debate on increasing the minimum wage. Donovan, the main proponent of the legislation, agreed.
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Tags: minimum wage, House, Donovan, Cafero, Senate, dh
April 25, 2012
Advocates Take On Cigna
by Michael Lee-Murphy | April 25, 2012 11:00pm
(Updated 9:40 a.m. Thursday) As Cigna shareholders held their annual meeting inside Hartford’s Bushnell theater Wednesday afternoon, a coalition of unions and healthcare advocates asked to speak to Cigna CEO David Cordani.
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Tags: Cigna, tax cuts, shareholders, advocates, activists, Bushnell, dh
Press Conference Turns Into Shouting Match
by Hugh McQuaid | April 25, 2012 12:08pm
The controversy surrounding two of the governor’s executive orders intensified Wednesday when a press conference attended by the lieutenant governor ended with shouting from people opposed to a bill allowing care workers to collectively bargain.
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Tags: PCA, daycare, home worker, union, opposition, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, women, dh
April 24, 2012
Lawmakers Say New London Firefighter Should Have His Job Back
by Hugh McQuaid | April 24, 2012 6:02pm
When State Fire Training Academy property was found defaced, some recruits may have found it humorous to suggest that Al Mayo, the only black recruit, was responsible. But according to a state investigation, it may have helped create a perception that got him pulled from the class.
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