Panel recommends small, inflationary pay hike for state officials
Would mark first wage increase in two decades
Ryan Caron King :: CT Public Radio
Connecticut legislators haven’t received a raise since January 2001. Above, members of the House of Representatives are sworn into office in 2019.
A state panel narrowly recommended Friday that Connecticut legislators and constitutional officers receive their first pay hikes in two decades albeit very modest ones.
But whether the General Assembly and Gov. Ned Lamont will order those increases remains uncertain.
The Commission on Compensation of Elected State Officials voted 3-2 Friday morning to tie the salaries for lawmakers and constitutional officers to inflationary factors.
Capitol Police investigating comment on state senator’s webpage- SOUTHINGTON Capitol police are investigating whether a comment on a local senator’s social media post constituted a threat.Last week, Republican Sen. Rob Sampson wrote a post about his efforts to change state criminal justice laws and his.
Democrats eye tax on insurers to fund broader health reform package
Cars queue for Covid-19 testing at Hartford Hospital’s drive-through sampling site on Hudson Street.
Tapping into frustrations over the rising cost of health coverage and a lack of access to care, Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are planning a package of reforms aimed at reducing expenses for people who buy their health insurance through the state’s exchange and making coverage more affordable for small businesses.
At the center of the proposal is a plan to revive the Health Insurance Providers Fee, more commonly known as the Health Insurance Tax – a tax on carriers created under the Affordable Care Act to help fund federal and state marketplace exchanges. Congress repealed the federal tax on insurers in 2019; the rollback is effective this month.
CT Legislature opens with less pomp, more circumstance
Matt Ritter being sworn in as a House Speaker outside the State Capitol.
The Connecticut General Assembly opened its 2021 session in extraordinary fashion Wednesday, taking the oath of office in two socially distanced ceremonies on the grounds of the state Capitol, applauded by friends and heckled by protesters.
On a day when the president of the United States was pressuring Congress to reject the votes of the American people, the leaders of the General Assembly were elected by acclamation, with minority Republicans pledging to help the majority Democrats make the session function.