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COVID-19 Lessons Learned

• House Bills 6445, 6449, An Act Concerning Economic Opportunity in Occupations Licensed by the Departments of Consumer Protection and Public Health

  2/10/2021

  No Connecticut resident who dreams of a good job with good wages should be denied the opportunity by unnecessary requirements or as a collateral consequence of an irrelevant criminal conviction, and no skilled worker who wants to come live in Connecticut shou...

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• House Bill 6442, An Act Concerning Equitable Access to Broadband

  2/10/2021

  Reliable, high-speed broadband internet access must no longer be seen as a luxury for most, but instead a necessity for all. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how critical that access is for Connecticut residents looking to participate in the 21st-centur...

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• Senate Bill 881, An Act Concerning Workforce Development

  2/9/2021

  Connecticut must do more to support residents’ ability to access high-quality jobs and meet the demands of the21st century nature of work. Governor Lamont proposes an Office of Workforce Strategy to coordinate resources across the state, measures to inc...

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• House Bill 6444, An Act Concerning the Modernization of State Services

  2/9/2021

  State government has struggled to keep up with technological and other advances that the private sector has embraced and that the public has come to expect. Governor Lamont proposes accelerating procurement by reducing paperwork and easing access to innovativ...

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• House Bill 6448, An Act Expanding Access to Local Government and Modernizing Local Government Operations

  2/9/2021

  The COVID-19 pandemic presents our municipalities with an incredible opportunity to reimagine government processes and public participation in government. Governor Lamont proposes setting a permanent standard that public meetings should be accessible remotely,...

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