Officials in at least one Connecticut town reconsidered their membership in a municipal lobby group after the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities advocated the defeat of housing legislation favored by the community, the Connecticut Post reported this week. Manchester’s reevaluation of its membership in CCM occurred after the municipal group encouraged Gov. Ned Lamont to veto H.B. 5002, a bill…| Capitol Dispatch
Connecticut's July jobs report from the Department of Labor confirmed that the state's employment market is still headed in a positive direction, as the state added 700 jobs in the middle of the summer. The growth outlined in July’s report accompanied modest revisions to June’s numbers, which were reduced by 200 and remained above 6,000 for the month. …| Capitol Dispatch
As the Insurance Department held a public hearing Aug. 18 to hear responses to proposed rate increases for more than 200,000 Connecticut health insurance policy holders, Senate Democrats were among the voices decrying the rate hikes. Insurers in Connecticut submitted rate proposals for individual and small group insurance – plans accessible through the Affordable Care Act – that would increase…| Capitol Dispatch
