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State Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage Over 2 Years To $9 Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...Tags: Joan V Hartley, Business, Labor Markets, Robin Williams, Watertown
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Legislators Mandate Mattress Recycling
The Hartford CourantConnecticut would become the first state in the nation to mandate the recycling of mattresses, whose disposal has become an ongoing problem in major cities. The measure passed by 28 to 8 in the state Senate on Thursday afternoon, coming after...Tags: Kevin D. Witkos, Skin Cancer, Family, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), University of Connecticut Health Center
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Sunday Alcohol Sales Approved; Malloy Will Sign Bill
The Hartford CourantThe Senate voted Tuesday to approve Sunday alcohol sales in supermarkets and package stores, leaving Indiana as the only state with an across-the-board ban on Sunday sales. After a debate that lasted just more than an hour, the Senate voted 28-6, with...Tags: Consumers, Toni Boucher, Business, Wilton, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Christmas Sales Could Help State Coffers
With the Christmas shopping season off to a rousing start, state officials are hoping this will be the best season in years for sales taxes pouring into state coffers. The gifts being purchased at a brisk pace at malls and retail outlets from Danbury...Tags: Vehicles, Bob Godfrey, U.S. House of Representatives, Black Friday (shopping), South Windsor
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Intense Storm Of Controversy On Irene Prompts Recommendations
HARTFORD - After an intense storm of complaints when Tropical Storm Irene plunged more than half the state into darkness, the Senate Democrats called Tuesday for better tree trimming and improved communication between utilities and town leaders. The...Tags: Justice System, Democratic Party, Career and Workplace, Politics, Edith Prague
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Full Legislature Approves Jackson Laboratory Deal
Both chambers of the state legislature voted Wednesday night in favor of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's controversial plan to recruit the nonprofit Jackson Laboratory to Farmington with a $291 million offer to construct a new building and create 300 direct...Tags: Science, Labor Markets, AIDS, U.S. House of Representatives, Economic Policy
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Legislature Approves Controversial Jackson Lab Deal
The Hartford CourantAfter sharp clashes throughout the day, the state legislature voted Wednesday in favor of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's controversial plan to recruit the nonprofit Jackson Laboratory to Farmington with a $291 million offer to construct a new building in...Tags: Business, New Britain, AIDS, Len Suzio, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Heavy Lobbying Keeps Red Light Cameras On Track
The Hartford CourantUp to now, the Connecticut General Assembly has never approved any of the bills offered in recent years that would enable cities and towns to install cameras at red lights and collect fines by mailing tickets to violators. But this year's bill —...Tags: Claire Janowski, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Eric D Coleman, New Britain, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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