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The crush of 30,000 applications for a $30 million program to compensate Connecticut workers who couldn’t work from home at the beginning of the pandemic is expected to be fully functional by the end of the week.

State agencies unveiled their new COVID-19 strategy for school districts, which is a marked difference from previous years.

Connecticut’s budget surplus has grown by $231 million due mostly to increased tax collections, according to the latest monthly report from state Comptroller Natalie Braswell.

When Connecticut deposits roughly $4.1 billion into its pension funds this fall, it will mark the third consecutive year the state used its budget surplus to whittle down the massive pension debt accrued over more than seven decades.

The State Bond Commission signed off Friday morning on $369.8 million in general obligation bonds, pouring hefty sums into brownfields and a rebooted version of the Small Business Express program, among many other efforts.

Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo has extended the second quarter 2022 tax and wage report filing deadline from July 31, 2022, to August 31, 2022. This extension will allow employers more time to establish ReEmployCT accounts, upload documents and file reports, and address any issues TPAs may have related to employer access. The extension applies to late fees and interest, which will not be assessed until September 1, 2022, and penalties, which will not be assessed until October 1, 2022.

State auditors say the tax department never fulfilled a 2019 directive to secure $30 million from remote transactions

Governor says state is well positioned if recession hits

Connecticut’s Labor Department launched an overhauled unemployment filing system this week after years in development. State officials expect the streamlined benefit and tax system to save time for both filers and employers.

More than 16,300 Connecticut workers received benefits totaling over $81 million from the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority in the agency’s first six months of operation, according to its inaugural annual report released Thursday.

You should be aware of these changes, effective July 1.

Mark Kohler, a recently retired associate attorney general, will serve the remaining six months of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill’s term in office following her resignation Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont announced in a morning press release.

Governor says state agencies are well-positioned to deliver services. Unions disagree.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the popular state program Connecticut Summer at the Museum is returning for the 2022 summer season, enabling Connecticut children to receive free admission at more than 130 museums across the state during the summer months.

Gov. Ned Lamont declared another COVID-19 emergency Tuesday in order to secure additional federal funds through the end of December.

New legal protections designed to expand access to abortion services and a $1 increase in the state’s minimum wage are among the changes to Connecticut law taking effect on Friday with the beginning of the new fiscal year.

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will step down at noon on Thursday to spend more time with her ailing husband, according to a Tuesday report from the Associated Press.

Beginning July 1, 2022, Connecticut’s law legalizing the recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and over imposes new restrictions on employers while offering protections for employees who indulge.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski says a promised-then-canceled tax cut is the same as a tax hike. Democrats disagree.

GOP to Lamont: ‘Stop dancing around the edges’ and cut income tax.