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They are created to provide flexibility of administration, avoiding many of the regulations that public agencies are subject to. Such agencies are organized under CGS § 1-120(1). [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Examples include the Capital Region Development Authority , which provides loans and grants to support private development in and around Hartford, CT or ...
In an effort to resolve these conflicts, the State of Connecticut passed legislation in the 1980s establishing fifteen regional councils, which cluster towns with similar demographics into an administrative planning region, in contrast to the old county structure.
The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is the nerve center for Connecticut state government. From statewide human resources to information technology to building and construction services, to procurement, to fleet operations, to grant administration, and more, DAS helps state government function.
The name Union designates "union of lands". [5] Union was first a town in Windham County. It became a town in Tolland County upon its formation from part of Windham County on October 13, 1785. [6] There were 500 people in the town in 1756. The population grew to 767 by 1800, but declined thereafter. There were just 431 people in Union in 1890. [7]
The Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG).
“Federal union executives have taken advantage of the four years under the Biden administration, which adopted a ‘whole of government’ approach towards promoting and entrenching unions in ...
SEIU 1199 New England, also known as the New England Health Care Employees Union, is a local labor union that represents some 29,000 health care providers in the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Founded in 1958 in Connecticut with support from 1199 union organizers from New York, the local SEIU 1199 New England has union halls in ...
In 1992, AFSCME was the first national union to back Bill Clinton in his presidential bid. [2] AFSCME led an effort to oppose Clinton's signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In the late 1990s, AFSCME expanded its membership into Puerto Rico and Panama. The union was an early supporter of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. [16]