As Connecticut’s vaccine roll-out continues, restrictions on public gatherings are to be reduced later this month, and optimism that we may have turned the corner, on the COVID-19 pandemic grows, Connecticut hospitals appear to be taking the opportunity to remind residents that a full range of medical services are available at their facilities.
Read MoreA decade ago, Connecticut became the first state to require certain employers to provide paid sick days. At a public hearing on Thursday, advocates will be urging the state legislature’s Labor Committee to approve legislation that would update and expand that landmark law, to include workers left out when that law was passed. The proposal also responds to the impact of COVID-19 on workers, particularly women and women of color, in the Connecticut workforce.
Read MoreLaunched last summer in the midst of the pandemic, the nonprofit business development organization Catalyst for Connecticut began with a blunt assessment of it’s Fairfield County-centered region of focus, and now sees post-COVID opportunity for southwestern Connecticut.
Read MoreIt could be the classic battle, at a time when distraction may be precisely what is needed. Hamburger vs. Pizza, for the hearts, minds, and taste buds of Connecticut lawmakers.
Read MoreA free, entirely volunteer-run, not-for-profit website in Connecticut is encouraging consumers to “shop Black” during Black History Month. The site, launched last summer, has experienced rapid seven-fold growth, and now lists nearly 1,300 Black-owned businesses from every county in Connecticut.
Read MoreWhether recently released studies in the U.S. and Europe will provide sufficient reason to pause as Connecticut edges ever closer to legalizing recreational marijuana during the current session of the state legislature remains an open question.
Read MoreThe award program demonstrates how cities of all sizes across the country - including recipients West Hartford and Hartford - are dealing with the effects of climate change and the impact mayors are having on protecting the environment for future generations, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which presents the annual recognition.
Read MoreThat insurance is a dominant Connecticut industry will come as no surprise to anyone. The industry, a mainstay for more than two centuries, is anything but stagnant. As the CT Insurance Market Brief points out, “A few years ago, insurance companies tended to look at InsurTechs as acompetitive, disruptive threat. Now, they tend to see a growth opportunity.”
Read MoreVoters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota approved marijuana legalization ballot initiatives last month. To date, over 36 states have legalized medical marijuana, including Connecticut, and 15 states have now legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over – so-called “recreational” marijuana. Connecticut is not one of them, but there’s a chance that may change next year.
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