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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.

The General Assembly’s budget-writing panel is pushing back against Gov. Ned Lamont to assume greater control over contracting policies. The Appropriations Committee raised legislation Friday that potentially would shield the state’s contracting watchdog board from job freezes, emergency budget cuts and other budget-management techniques at the governor’s disposal. The panel’s Senate chairwoman announced the group also is developing clarifying language to ensure all policies tied to the state’s massive school construction program are set only by the legislature. 

The panel’s Senate chairwoman announced the group also is developing clarifying language to ensure all policies tied to the state’s massive school construction program are set only by the legislature.

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