Keith Phaneuf

Hartford

State Budget Reporter at The CT Mirror

State budget reporter for the Connecticut Mirror, the leading online source for news on state policy and politics.

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Articles

CT budget deal could hinge on education funding

2 days ago | ctmirror.org | Keith Phaneuf

The General Assembly must overcome unprecedented challenges to adopt a new budget before its session ends June 4. But the biggest hurdle legislators and Gov. Ned Lamont need to clear involves local schools. Aggressive budget caps are leaving education and other core programs hundreds of millions shy of what majority Democrats say is necessary to meet current needs, and officials fear larger cuts in federal aid are coming this summer as Congress wraps an unprecedented effort to slash aid to states.
Union pushes Conn. nursing home strike deadline back to May 27

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Keith Phaneuf

SEIU1199 workers demonstrating in 2021. (Photo by Yehyun Kim/ctmirror.org)The state’s largest health care workers’ union agreed to push a May 19 strike deadline at 51 Connecticut nursing homes back until May 27, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday. A spokesman for SEIU 1199NE confirmed the delay, which the Lamont administration sought.
Union pushes CT nursing home strike deadline back

4 days ago | courant.com | Keith Phaneuf

The state’s largest health care workers’ union agreed to push a May 19 strike deadline at 51 Connecticut nursing homes back until May 27, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday. A spokesman for SEIU 1199NE confirmed the delay, which the Lamont administration sought.
CT 1199 union pushes nursing home strike deadline to May 27

5 days ago | ctmirror.org | Keith Phaneuf

The state’s largest health care workers’ union agreed to push a May 19 strike deadline at 51 Connecticut nursing homes back until May 27, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday. A spokesman for SEIU 1199NE confirmed the delay, which the Lamont administration sought.
As strike looms, CT nursing homes prepare for millions of dollars of fallout

1 week ago | courant.com | Keith Phaneuf

Though Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union has a May 19 strike deadline at 51 nursing homes, facilities already have incurred costs to prepare for a possible work stoppage, the head of a major industry association said Tuesday.
As strike deadline looms, CT nursing homes face added costs

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Keith Phaneuf

Though Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union has a May 19 strike deadline at 51 nursing homes, facilities already have incurred costs to prepare for a possible work stoppage, the head of a major industry association said Tuesday.
As CT 1199 strike deadline looms, nursing homes face added costs

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Keith Phaneuf

Though Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union has a May 19 strike deadline at 51 nursing homes, facilities already have incurred costs to prepare for a possible work stoppage, the head of a major industry association said Tuesday.
CT state police union raises approved by appropriations committee

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Keith Phaneuf

The legislature’s Appropriations Committee endorsed a two-year wage agreement with the state police union that would grant a 2.5% general wage hike and a step increase in each of the next two fiscal years. The tentative deal negotiated by Gov. Ned Lamont, which heads to the General Assembly for final action, cleared the committee with strong bipartisan support, despite recent calls from Republican leaders to freeze wages for all state employees.
Budget panel endorses raises for CT troopers

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Keith Phaneuf

The legislature’s Appropriations Committee endorsed a wage agreement with the state police union that would grant a 2.5% general wage hike and a step increase next fiscal year. The tentative deal negotiated by Gov. Ned Lamont, which heads to the General Assembly for final action, cleared the committee with strong bipartisan support, despite recent calls from Republican leaders to freeze wages for all state employees.
Union pushes CT nursing home strike deadline back to May 27

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Keith Phaneuf

The state’s largest health care workers’ union agreed to push a May 19 strike deadline at 51 Connecticut nursing homes back until May 27, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday. A spokesman for SEIU 1199NE confirmed the delay, which the Lamont administration sought.