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The Premium Pay Program, which launched in August with $30 million in funds, provides certain bonuses to front line workers from the private sector only.

If you've had trouble applying for Connecticut's "Hero Pay" program online, help is now available, according to the Office of the State Comptroller.

Sean Scanlon said it’s become clear that the $30 million that legislators designated won’t provide the $1,000 COVID bonuses many state officials promised.

Scanlon, a Democratic state representative from Guilford, said it’s become clear that the $30 million that legislators and Gov. Ned Lamont designated for the Premium Pay Program won’t provide the $1,000 bonuses many state officials promised.

Democrat comptroller candidate Sean Scanlon says $1,000 grants for essential private-sector workers shouldn’t be reduced.

After a spring of high gasoline prices and a summer that saw inflation top 9%, Connecticut Democrats reminded voters last week of the dollars the state is putting back into family budgets. But even a...

Connecticut recently announced a $30 million Premium Pay Program that will grant up to $1,000 in “Hero Pay” to eligible essential workers employed during the pandemic. Recipients must meet certain cri...

One program to help essential workers who caught COVID has disbursed less than 2% of its...

We had originally written about employment-related legislation from the 2022 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly in the aftermath of the conclusion of the session.  The...

After a spring of high gasoline prices and a summer that saw inflation top 9%, Connecticut Democrats are reminding voters this week of the dollars the state is putting back into family budgets. But even as Gov. Ned Lamont was reminding shoppers to take advantage of another sales tax-free week and watch their mailboxes for child tax rebate checks, Republicans noted the state’s track record at getting relief out the door is spotty at best. One program to help essential workers who caught COVID h...