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Governor Lamont announces Connecticut educator Carolyn Kielma named finalist for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year honor

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that Carolyn Kielma – a science teacher from Bristol Eastern High School who was recently selected as the 2023 Connecticut Teacher of the Year – has been named by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) as one of five…

Governor Lamont announces 2023 legislative proposal

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in Hartford to announce a series of waste management proposals he will introduce during the 2023 legislative session that address the future of materials and waste management in Connecticut, particularly in light of the decision by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) to…

Consumer Protection Reminds Adults 21+ Who Purchase Cannabis to Use Products Responsibly

Adults who choose to purchase cannabis should appropriately store and dispose of products and waste to avoid accidental ingestion by pets or children January 9, 2023 — The Department of Consumer Protection is reminding adults 21 and older who choose to consume cannabis to do so responsibly. Adult-use cannabis sales began at licensed hybrid retail…

Eversource’s new power supply rate is now more than double – 24.17 c/kWh. Here’s what you can do about it

Starting January 1 of this year, Eversource residential customers in Connecticut who haven’t elected a third-party supplier, will see the supply portion of their electric bill more than double. This is after the Eversource standard service rate jumped from 12.05 cents per kilowatt hour to 24.17 cents per kilowatt hour on January 1, 2023. Eversource’s…

Murphy, Young, Kaine, Cramer Applaud FTC Proposed Rule to Ban Non-Compete Agreements Across Economy

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Thursday released the following statements on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule banning employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their employees. The FTC estimates that the new proposed rule…