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The Port Authority and Gov. Ned Lamont’s office announced in May 2019 that the project would cost an estimated $93 million. But officials even then knew the cost was going to be closer to $120 million, David Kooris told the State Bond Commission this week.
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The developer of a residential, mixed-use project around Dunkin' Donuts Park in downtown Hartford plans to press on with construction.
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Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly legalized recreational marijuana in 2021 and employer obligation provisions are set to take effect July 1.
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The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition notified its members recently it expects to enter arbitration this summer to secure coronavirus pandemic pay for members in high-risk jobs, unless it reaches a deal beforehand with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration.
Connecticut’s media landscape is vastly shifting as consumers are finding more of the news they want online, smaller newspapers are being sold and the future of the state’s most iconic newspaper – the Hartford Courant – remains cloudy as its staff and print circulation continue to shrink under a new owner. Meantime, some traditional and nontraditional media organizations have seen opportunity in the market.