Massachusetts residents who are struggling to find employment could soon benefit from a new economic development law that would invest millions of dollars in state grants, workforce training and a web portal for small businesses.
Low-wage workers, economists and others are pushing Connecticut lawmakers to support legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage during the coming years and eventually tie it to inflation.
Connecticut pharmacies say they have lost a substantial amount of business under the 2011 state employee bargaining agreement that funnels long-term prescriptions into CVS pharmacies in an effort to reduce costs.
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