HARTFORD —The state recently launched the nation’s first statewide emergency notification system allowing public safety officials to communicate with residents, but people throughout Connecticut must register for the program to reach its full potential, Rep. Larry Cafero said recently. Cafero, who represents Norwalk, urged his constituents to register for CT Alert via a recently-launched Web [...]

HARTFORD – Democrats today ignored the massive budget hole they created last September and proposed spending $373 million more while taxing hospitals by $200 million and shifting millions in governmental costs to private companies. There are no cuts of any significance in the proposed Appropriations Committee budget put forth today and will only add to [...]

HARTFORD – Republicans today said that the millions of dollars in longevity bonuses due to thousands of state employees April 1 should be delayed given the state’s $500 million budget deficit. Twice a year the state pays out longevity payments to employees who have worked for at least 10 years in the state system. Bonuses [...]

HARTFORD – House Republicans assailed “schizophrenic’’ Democrats for trying to impose a job-killing mandatory sick leave proposal on all businesses today, one day after Democrats staged an elaborate press conference claiming job growth is their signature issue this legislative session. Connecticut would become the first state in the country to require all companies to provide [...]