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4 Historic Hartford Homes Moving To Make Way For Parking Garage 4 Historic Hartford Homes Moving To Make Way For Parking Garage
4 Historic Hartford Homes Moving To Make Way For Parking Garage If you think you are seeing things when four historic homes roll by you on a Connecticut roadway, don't worry. They are being moved to make room for a new 9-story parking garage. The move will occur in Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 29, causing traffic to be a mess in certain parts of town. Monica Buchanan of Connecticut Children's, one of the groups building the garage, said the four historic homes from Lincoln Street will be relocated to new locations within Hartford to make way for a new 9-story, $60M parking garage. The garage will serve Connecticut Children’s patient families, team m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Taxes, Zoning, Transportation Top Issues For Incumbent State Sen. Ryan Fazio Taxes, Zoning, Transportation Top Issues For Incumbent State Sen. Ryan Fazio
Taxes, Zoning, Transportation Top Issues For Incumbent State Sen. Ryan Fazio Born and raised in Greenwich, District 36 (Greenwich, North Stamford, and portions of Stamford, New Canaan, and Newfield-Westover-Turn of River) State Sen. Ryan Fazio still calls the town home.  First elected to the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting, the investment advisor has also spent years volunteering for Greenwich United Way and Meals on Wheels. In 2021, Fazio first came to the senate after winning a special election upon the sudden resignation of Sen. Alex Kasser (D). In 2022, by a very slight margin, he beat his democratic opponent to retain his senate seat in the general e…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Here's How Much, When Minimum Wage Will Increase In CT Here's How Much, When Minimum Wage Will Increase In CT
Here's How Much, When Minimum Wage Will Increase In CT While some neighboring states will see a rise in their minimum wage to begin the new year, Connecticut employees will have to wait a few months as it works toward Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal of $15 hourly by 2023. New York and Massachusetts both will see their minimum wage rise as of Jan. 1, 2022, but Connecticut employees will have to wait until July to see their pay hike reflected on their paychecks. On July 1, 2022, minimum wage in Connecticut will be going up a dollar, from $13 to $14 hourly, the fourth straight year that the state saw an increase as it looks to get to $15 hourly by June 202…

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by Zak Failla
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Connecticut's Minimum Wage To Take Effect In Days Connecticut's Minimum Wage To Take Effect In Days
Connecticut's Minimum Wage To Take Effect In Days Connecticut's minimum wage is set to increase to $13 soon, as the state progresses toward a $15 minimum wage.  Beginning Sunday, Aug. 1, the minimum wage will increase from $12 per hour to $13 per hour.  The legislation was signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont in 2019, requiring scheduled increases over a five-year period until the minimum wage will ultimately increase to $15 on June 1 of 2023. “Nobody working a full-time job should live in poverty,” Lamont said. “For too long, while the nation’s economy grew, the income of the lowest-earning workers has stayed flat, making already…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
$10,000 To Move To WesternMass? 8 US Places That Will Pay You To Relocate $10,000 To Move To WesternMass? 8 US Places That Will Pay You To Relocate
$10,000 To Move To WesternMass? 8 US Places That Will Pay You To Relocate How much would Massachusetts have to pay you to move to Western Massachusetts? It’s a question being asked on Beacon Hill now as area politicians push for legislation that would provide a stipend to people who move to the more rural part of the state. State Rep. Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow) has proposed a bill that would pay people up to $10,000 to move to Western Massachusetts. The money is meant to cover relocation expenses. First proposed in 2019, the bill has seen new attention this fall as talk of a proposed east-west commuter train has heated up. Western Massachusetts is not the f…

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by Kristin Palpini
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$12 Minimum Wage Starts Today, Sept. 1; More Increases Planned $12 Minimum Wage Starts Today, Sept. 1; More Increases Planned
$12 Minimum Wage Starts Today, Sept. 1; More Increases Planned Today is the first day of a $12 per hour minimum wage in Connecticut. Just yesterday, the minimum wage in Connecticut was $11 per hour. The hike is part of a law passed last year to raise the minimum wage over the next several years. “Nobody working a full-time job should live in poverty,” said Governor Ned Lamont. “For too long, while the nation’s economy grew the income of the lowest-earning workers has stayed flat.” The minimum wage law - “Public Act 19-4” - was passed in May 2019. There are three more increases planned: - $13 per hour starting Aug. 1, 2021 - $14 per hour starting …

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by Kristin Palpini