Category: General Assembly
Education to fight unemployment
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 17th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut lawmakers are pushing legislation that would subsidize higher education to help reduce unemployment. The legislature's Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee has recommended a bill that would forgive loa… more »
Bonding Commission rejects new lab
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 16th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) -- Similar to the outcry when Governor Rell attempted to locate a detention center for girls in Bridgeport, the State Bonding Commission has rejected a $68 million proposal for a new infectious disease laboratory in Rocky Hill.… more »
Proposal fights domestic violence cases
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) -- A domestic violence victim has decided to turn grief into action. A package of proposals is making its way through the General Assembly's committee process.Alvin Notice has become a familiar figure at the State Capitol Complex h… more »
Toll bill passes committee
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) -- By a narrow margin, the Transporation Committee has passed a bill to establish tolls at the state's borders.The vote was a narrow 19 to 17 and its future is uncertain. The proposal requires the State Department of Transportation… more »
Seat belt bill passes committee
Posted by Mark Davis, WTNH Chief Political Correspondent on March 15th, 2010
A proposal to require seat belts will pass the Transportation Committee. more »
Municipal leaders call for local taxes
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- A group of municipal leaders is calling on Connecticut legislators to allow them to impose local and regional taxes.Members of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities on Monday urged the General Assembly's tax-writing committ… more »
Waive student loans in 'green' jobs
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on March 14th, 2010
Connecticut is considering legislation to erase a portion of college debt for students who work in green technology and other industries. more »
Conn. might shield senior center user's names
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on March 14th, 2010
The names of Connecticut senior center members and program participants could be shielded from public view if a new legislative measure is approved. more »
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