The money will be shared by states and municipalities and can be used for remediating the damages caused by opioids. If a sufficient number of states sign off on the agreement, payments will be begin in the second half of 2023.
Dannehy’s departure from her most recent foray into public service had been expected for some time. In addition, Lamont announced the long-planned departure of chief of staff Paul Mounds, whose future plans were uncertain.
Connecticut is the third state to pass a captive audience law and the only one where the law has not been repealed or is under a court challenge, inviting a test of whether the state can go beyond the confines of the National Labor Relations Act to create a more hospitable environment for union organizers.
Connecticut’s ban on “captive audience” meetings, which unions say are used to thwart organizing, is unconstitutional and a preemption of federal labor law, a coalition led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford.
The lawsuit, joined by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and trade groups representing retailers and others, says the ban violates free-speech and equal-protection rights under the Constitution by “chilling and prohibiting employer speech” with their workers.