Single-use foam containers could be banned in CT under proposal
Popular chains such as McDonalds and Dunkin' Donuts have already phased out single-use foam containers, while others have resisted making the shift.
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Popular chains such as McDonalds and Dunkin' Donuts have already phased out single-use foam containers, while others have resisted making the shift.
Bills on workplace standards, energy, gun control, housing, climate change and recycling all made the initial cut. Now the screening begins.
The 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly entered a quiet and crucial phase this week. All but the tax and budget committees have reached their deadlines for reporting bills to the floors of the House and Senate. Complicated and contentious bills on wage and workplace standards, energy regulation, gun control, affordable housing, climate change and recycling all made the initial cut, winning favorable committee votes.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration expects state agencies to leave more than $415 million unspent this fiscal year, nearly triple the savings required to balance the budget.
CT would be equipped to tackle fiscal liabilities of unfunded pension debt and under-funding of municipal property tax reduction grants.