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Like many ideas, The Hanger Valet was born of necessity.
Founder and CEO Erin Toohey Naso was a busy mom of young children trying to get her mornings in order. She would put outfits and accessories out for her kids so they could get ready on their own, using shoe organizers or plastic grocery bags, but she wasn t satisfied with the options available. She thought she could create a better-looking solution. So she created The Hanger Valet, which is designed to hang up an outfit, offering pockets for socks or accessories.
The idea came years before the product was ready to launch last April. Naso, whose background is in public relations, had never done anything like it before. She had to stumble through the process of making patterns and sourcing materials and finding manufacturers.
Liable or not? Debate over COVID immunity playing out in CT
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State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport, co-chairman of the legislative Judiciary Committee.Linda Conner Lambeck /Show MoreShow Less
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The debate over whether places like nursing homes, hospitals and companies should face liability for COVID cases is playing out in the state legislature.
A month after Gov. Ned Lamont ended legal immunity protections in the pandemic for hospitals and nursing homes, the General Assembly seems less likely to either restore them, or extend proposed shields to other locations.
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With the state government firmly in Republican control since the last century, Florida policymakers have been extremely friendly to free-market principles.
At the same time, local governments decry the trend of state lawmakers passing so-called preemption bills, which the locals believe step on cherished home-rule principles of local democracy.
Thatâs why itâs particularly shocking that some local governments in the Panhandle are sticking it to local builders â and, ultimately, to the homeowners, these governments are supposed to serve.
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