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“Poaching” happens anywhere in the country where employees feel they might get a better deal in a suburban environment.

After MIRA closes its Hartford plant, many are frustrated about not knowing what's next for Connecticut's trash.

The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) Tuesday appointed West Hartford Town Manager Matt Hart as its new executive director, effective Feb. 28. CRCOG is a voluntary council of governments that forms and initiates regional programs to the benefit of its member communities. CRCOG encompasses 38 metro Hartford municipalities. New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart, CRCOG chairwoman, said Hart — who was named after a comprehensive search — is well-equipped for the post.

With Connecticut’s coffers swollen to their largest point in decades, a progressive group urges overhaul of a tax system it says traps hundreds of

With Connecticut’s coffers swollen to their largest point in decades, a progressive group featuring several current and former government officials challenged Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature to overhaul a property tax system they say traps hundreds of thousands of residents in poverty, stymies economic growth, undermines schools and discourages regional collaboration.