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The State Capitol Building in Hartford on June 4, 2025. Credit: Mia Palazzo / CTNewsJunkie
Audit Uncovers Gaps In Overtime Oversight, Internal Controls At DESPP
HARTFORD, CT – An audit released last week by the State Auditors of Public Accounts revealed significant issues with overtime oversight, outdated policies, and inadequate internal controls within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) during the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years.
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The audit, conducted by State Auditors John C. Geragosian and Craig A. Miner, found that DESPP has not updated its time and attendance policies since 2006 and 2012, despite a major transition to the Kronos scheduling system in 2020.
Labor Leaders, Elected Officials Honor Connecticut Workers Lost or Injured on the Job
HARTFORD, CT — Labor leaders and elected officials gathered at Bushnell Park Monday to honor Connecticut workers who lost their lives or suffered injuries or illnesses on the job. The ceremony also recognized individuals and organizations for their commitment to worker health and safety.
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In 2023, 33 workers in Connecticut died from job-related injuries, and 31,000 more were injured or became ill due to hazardous working conditions. Nationally, 5,283 workers were killed on the job and an estimated 135,000 more died from occupational diseases, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual “Death on the Job” report.
Lt. Jason Watkins of the Hartford Honor Guard rings the Firefighters’ Bell of Connecticut at the Workers Day Memorial at Bushnell Park on April 28, 2025. Credit: Mia Palazzo / CTNewsJunkie
Edia Friedman, who survived the Vilna Ghetto, lights a Yahrzeit candle at the 43rd annual State Holocaust Commemoration on Friday, April 25, 2025, in the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol. Credit: Mia Palazzo / CTNewsJunkie
Connecticut Holds 43rd Annual Holocaust Commemoration at Capitol
HARTFORD, CT — The future was on display in the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol Friday, as the Jewish Federation of Connecticut hosted the 43rd annual State Holocaust Commemoration.
“To the young generations in the gallery above, present in the chambers, you are our future,” said Dr. Stephen Liebowitz, the commemoration chair. “You may not yet fully grasp the responsibility that rests on your shoulders, but it is yours nonetheless. It is yours to stand up, to speak up, and to confront antisemitism wherever it arises.”
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