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New year, new rules: What to know about 5 laws changing CT in …
3 days ago · Tightening rules for CT’s cannabis industry. Changes are coming to Connecticut’s cannabis industry. New state regulations center around THC, the intoxicating part of the cannabis plant – that is found in both marijuana and hemp.. Plants with trace amounts of THC are considered to be hemp under federal law.But a new state law law will now require hemp having between half a milligram and 5 ...
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New community committee to advise CT on health equity policy in …
2 days ago · A new health care committee, consisting of 21 members picked from the community, is set to advise the state on health equity policy in 2025. The team will serve on the Connecticut AHEAD (States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development) committee and advise the Governor’s office and the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) on health reform implementation and other health policy ...
CT launches early voting. And absentee voting is on the ballot.
Nov 1, 2024 · With the 2024 presidential election approaching on Nov. 5, state officials have been working to try to ensure voting in Connecticut will run as smoothly as possible by adopting new laws, providing voters with different ways to cast a ballot and using secure election practices.
Lawmakers split over CT Medicaid funding spend, ahead of …
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CT's forgivable loan for first-time homebuyers returns with $40M …
Oct 22, 2024 · Connecticut’s popular forgivable loans to help first-time homebuyers with down payments have returned. The Time to Own program provides loans of up to $25,000 to assist with a down payment for eligible families. Time to Own reopened with the help of an additional $40 million in state funding.
CT will get $174 million after Congress approves government …
Mar 25, 2024 · In these funding bills, Connecticut ultimately secured approval for more projects but less money than for the earmarks approved for the past fiscal year for the state.. When crafting government funding legislation, Congress needed to contend with spending caps for non-defense, discretionary spending that were negotiated when then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., still served as House speaker.
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