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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received the final report of the independent investigation that he ordered be conducted in response to possible ethical or other improprieties made in connection with the hiring of a state employee within the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, and has provided the report and referenced documents to Mark Wasielewski of the Office of State Ethics and Andrew J. McDonald, chairperson of the Connecticut Criminal Justice Commission and associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Following the Biden administration’s withdrawal last month of a COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate, many larger Connecticut employers are relieved they won’t have to comply, especially amid a tight labor market that has seen a record number of workers quit their jobs in recent months, employment lawyers said. “Employers have been struggling with this,” said Glenn Dowd, a partner in Hartford law firm Day Pitney’s labor and employment practice. “It’s very unpopular with a segment of the workforce, and the workforce is really important right now.”

Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. will retire effective March 31 in the wake of an independent investigation that questioned his credibility and raised ethical concerns about his decision to hire the daughter of a former state deputy budget director. A report of that investigation, written by attorney Stanley A. Twardy Jr. of the Day Pitney law firm, was released last week.

Diamantis’ grievance targets Joshua Geballe and Paul Mounds, claiming ‘openly...

Diamantis’ grievance targets Joshua Geballe and Paul Mounds, claiming ‘openly...