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Connecticut Landscaping Contractor Sentenced for Tax Evasion
A Newington, Conn., landscaping service co-owner was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for tax evasion, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Anthony Niro was a co-owner of A. Niro Landscape Contractors Inc., where his wife, Nanette, maintained the service’s financial records.
Refugee expert urges CT lawmakers to involve communities of color in climate plans
An international refugee expert has urged policymakers in Connecticut to involve youth and vulnerable communities of color in plans to fight climate change. Climate change cannot be effectively tackled without input from the most vulnerable, said Immad Ahmed, who heads Obat Helpers, a nonprofit that provides education and economic empowerment to refugees in Bangladesh. Ahmed was one of several experts invited to speak at a legislative hearing on climate disasters and building community resilience at the State Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Tuesday.
Winsted Buys Control Room Design Firm Design Matters
Winsted, the custom control room consoles furniture company, announced it has acquired a control room consulting and design firm, Design Matters. Together, Winsted and Design Matters will offer consulting services to clients and partners while continuing to manufacture control room consoles and accessories. “The critical nature of today’s control rooms...
Following Vance VP pick, CT abortion-rights advocates express growing concern about access to care
Connecticut officials and health care advocates are sharing their concerns about more potential threats to abortion and reproductive health care, gathering in New Haven this week just hours after conservative Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance was named Donald Trump’s pick for vice president. Vance, who signaled support for a national...
Vessel Technologies Wins Affordable Housing Approvals in Avon and Glastonbury, Connecticut
Vessel Technologies, an affordable housing developer, has achieved significant victories in two Connecticut towns. Avon planners unanimously approved the company’s plan for a high-tech, four-story affordable housing complex near Route 10, despite the state’s controversial 8-30g law. This decision means Avon could have 64 “attainably priced” apartments on the market by next summer.
Comptroller, SEBAC announce disability pension survey penalties
Comptroller Sean Scanlon recently announced the state has reached a deal to implement penalties for individuals who receive disability pension benefits and who fail to respond to an annual survey about other income they receive. Under the new deal, which the state and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) recently reached, individuals who receive […] The post Comptroller, SEBAC announce disability pension survey penalties appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Give an animal a forever home at the Simsbury Tractor Supply Pet Adoption Event July 28
SIMSBURY, Conn. — In partnership with Monkey’s Pack Animal Rescue, the Tractor Supply location at 1603 Hopmeadow St. in Simsbury invites residents to attend a Pet Adoption Event on July 28. According to a release from the store, the event begins at 12 p.m. and lasts until 2...
DeLauro questions the GOP’s new platform on abortion
Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro has called out the platform adopted by the Republican Party at their convention that changes the party’s position on abortion. DeLauro addressed the issue at a media briefing on Tuesday at a New Haven location of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion services provider in the state.
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