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Bills on paid family leave, expanded broadband service advance out of committees

The state Labor and Public Employees Committee has advanced a paid Family Medical Leave to the Senate.  Danbury Senator Julie Kushner says under the program, all employees in Connecticut would have .5 percent of  their weekly paycheck put into a state-run trust fund, so the employee could be paid during approved leave.  

The governor’s proposal called for an employee earning 90 percent of their typical wages, up to $600 per week, for anyone making around $15 an hour and 67 percent, up to $900, for workers earning more than that.

A proposal to increase competition in the broadband market in order to bring lower prices and better products to Connecticut has been advanced out of the Energy and Technology committee.  Kent Representative Maria Horn backs the bill. 

Comptroller Kevin Lembo says this moves toward the state's ultimate goal of universal access to ultra-high speed internet service at affordable prices.  The measure would give municipalities more control over the types of services available to their residents and implement regulatory changes that will help new companies enter the marketplace.

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