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Should companies be required to subsidize expenses for employees working at home? Connecticut lawmakers debate issue that’s gained traction in pandemic Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant With thousands of employees now working from home for the first time due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, they are suddenly facing additional expenses that they never have before. These include internet service, ink, toner, supplies, telephone charges, electricity and equipment like a new printer — in a sea change for workers who spent recent decades in office settings. Since Connec...

CT Senate votes to ban hair discrimination By Christopher Keating Prompted by testimony about discrimination, the Connecticut state Senate granted final legislative approval Monday night for a bill that prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles historically associated with race. In response to concerns raised by Black women, Connecticut is headed toward becoming the eighth state to adopt a new law on the issue. The bipartisan measure passed by 33 - 0 with two Republicans absent. The state House of Representatives voted 139 to 9 last week for the CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respe...

'Body Brokers' Review: Drug Abuse Is Big Business for More Than Just the Dealers 'Body Brokers' Review: Drug Abuse Is Big Business for More Than Just the Dealers Director John Swab survived drug addiction to share this shocking exposé of how opportunists are exploiting a loophole in recovery programs. Peter Debruge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Running time: Running time: 113 MIN. Courtesy of Vertical Entertainment Of all the dramas made about substance abuse, “Body Brokers” is the first I can recall about the “treatment industry” itself, that multibillion-dollar sector dedicate...

As more bottles have ended up in the trash, Gov. Ned Lamont and House Speaker Matt Ritter of Hartford are now supporting doubling the redemption to 10 cents.

Connecticut could see 5 to 8 inches of snow on Super Bowl Sunday Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant © Photo by Brad Horrigan | bhorrigan@courant.com\r\r\r\r \r\r\r/Hartford Courant/TNS West Hartford, CT - 2/1/21 - Phil Isner and his daughter Sophia Isner, 6, both of West Hartford, sled in the snow at Beachland Park Monday Super Bowl fans in Connecticut may look out their windows Sunday and see 5 to 8 inches of snow from a fast-moving storm, forecasters said Saturday morning. “The good thing is it’s a very progressive storm, so it will be a quick-hitter and will be o...