by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Republicans are in the minority in the General Assembly, but they were able to secure enough signatures to force a public hearing on repealing the highway user fee that went into effect in January. The Democrat-controlled Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last year Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill reversing the moratorium on new nuclear plants in Connecticut, a ban that had been in place since 1979. The Millstone Power Station in Waterford, with its two operating reactors, would be the spot where the next generation of...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
A long-sought bill with bipartisan support that would require offshore wind developers to establish a compensation fund will get a hearing Wednesday before the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee. The hearing was scheduled for Tuesday but postponed to 11...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Connecticut Port Authority officials said Tuesday that construction work to position State Pier for the South Fork Wind project remains on track for “substantial completion” at the end of this month ― but there are some delays, and Executive Director Ulysses Hammond...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
A plan to start tackling big-ticket repairs at Rentschler Field in East Hartford — the home turf of the University of Connecticut football program — could get a major boost if state lawmakers approve a proposed $24 million upgrade for the next two years. Gov. Ned...