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4 days ago |
cbia.com | Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)
A series of PFAS-related communications and rulemaking from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have recalibrated the agency’s focus areas and timeline under the second Trump administration. Federal PFAS regulation will not disappear (and state efforts continue separately), but EPA is broadly pushing out compliance deadlines and, in some cases, pulling back parts of prior PFAS rules. Manufacturers and others in the regulated community must take notice and plan accordingly.
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1 week ago |
cbia.com | Joe Budd
A controversial bill allowing striking workers to collect unemployment benefits is headed to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk after narrowly passing the state House May 30. Lamont, who has repeatedly shared his opposition to the measure—saying it “sends a terrible signal”—is expected to veto the bill. “I don’t like the striking workers bill and I’m not going to support it,” he told reporters as the Senate debated the legislation on May 28.
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1 week ago |
cbia.com | Joe Budd
Federal courts weighed in on tariffs this week, acting on lawsuits filed by small businesses and a number of states—including Connecticut—challenging the Trump administration’s authority to levy tariffs. The first—and most consequential decision—was issued May 28 by the U.S. Court of International Trade, which ruled that the tariffs the administration imposed in April were illegal.
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1 week ago |
cbia.com | Joe Budd
Connecticut’s state House unanimously approved apprenticeship hiring reforms for the skilled trades May 28. House passage of HB 1465 followed the Senate’s unanimous approval two weeks earlier. The bill allows skilled trades companies held to the 3:1 apprenticeship hiring ratio to apply for an exemption from the Department of Consumer Protection.
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1 week ago |
cbia.com | Joe Budd
The following article first appeared in the Research & Insights section of PwC’s website. It is reposted here with permission. PwC’s May 2025 Pulse Survey shows that the current levels of business volatility could stick around. While nearly half (48%) of the business executives surveyed expect today’s uncertainty to last less than a year, many anticipate it could extend through the next presidential election.
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