by Kimberly Glassman | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Plans to tackle $10 million worth of deferred maintenance and other work at Groton-New London Airport will resume this summer, but the scope and timing of that work depends on whether a two-year order to suspend aviation fuel taxes ends next month as scheduled,...
by Kimberly Glassman | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The legislation that cleared the House and Senate in a single afternoon is the product of intense negotiations resolved with unusual alacrity by traditional antagonists at the state Capitol on business and insurance issues: unions vs. business, and trial lawyers vs....
by Kimberly Glassman | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
An amended version of Senate Bill 1465 was approved by a 35-0 vote with one senator absent. Existing state law sets a hiring ratio for apprentices that certain trades must follow. The rule allows contractors to hire up to three apprentices at a 1:1 ratio. After that,...
by Kimberly Glassman | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
A large group of residents, along with local and state lawmakers, are urging the Connecticut Siting Council to reject a proposal to expand an existing solar array, arguing the council ignores public input and the impact to the community. The Siting Council voted on...
by Kimberly Glassman | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Planning Commission unanimously approved plans to build a 6,000-square foot emergency dispatch center at 32 W. Main St. next to the police station. The project includes merging the city-owned lots at 32 and 50 West Main Street to create a 16,093-square foot lot...