With billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds set to flow into Connecticut and a ramped up vaccination timetable that could reduce COVID-19 infection rates, employers can count on two to three years of stable and predictable state budgets with no broad-based tax hikes, Gov. Ned Lamont pledged on Tuesday.
Lamont, speaking to members of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, said the approximately $10 billion earmarked for state government and residents in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill President Joe Biden signed into law last week will support families in need, including more than 149,000 currently unemployed workers (a number that has more than doubled from a year ago), and bolster daycare programs to help more residents return to work.
On the Move: New ping-pong, billiards place to open in Middletown
Larry McHugh
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Relish670 in Middletown held a grand opening March 10. From left are Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh, Mayor Ben Florsheim, owners Harold Oliver and Debbie Licho, state Sen. Matthew Lesser, Economic Development Specialist Thomas Marano and chamber ambassador and director of fund development for the Middlesex YMCA, Lori Lodge.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
MIDDLETOWN Optimism continues to rise in Middlesex County as we move closer to spring, and closer to a responsible reopening of our beloved state of Connecticut.
On orders from Gov. Ned Lamont, and as of this Friday, the indoor event capacity will increase to 50 percent of the venue capacity capped at 100, and outdoor events will increase from the current limit of 50 to 200 people. The governor also recently announced the easing of pandemic-based restrictions on capacity limi