Budget panel endorses raises, bonuses for state workers- The legislature’s Appropriations Committee endorsed significant raises and $3,500 in bonuses Monday for about 46,000 unionized state employees.The increases, part of a four-year package negotiated by Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration and already.
Connecticut Republicans and critics questioned salary increases and one-time bonuses of $3,500 for state employees Monday in a nearly $2 billion pay-increase package that requires final legislative approval in the coming weeks.
Candidate search heats up as parties brace for battle in 13th Senate- State Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams’ announcement last week that she would not be seeking re-election has local party leaders huddling to find candidates who can win in what has become a swing district over the last decade.Abrams, a two-term Democratic.