海角换妻鈥檚 Senate voted Monday morning not to challenge Gov. Ned Lamont鈥檚 vetoes of two bills from the regular legislative session.
The "veto session" is lawmakers鈥� chance to reconsider bills the governor has returned to the General Assembly without approval. The session is required by
This year, Lamont to lawmakers without his signature.
surrounded bidding values on municipal contracts. allotted state funds to help striking workers, who are otherwise disqualified from unemployment benefits.
海角换妻 senate leaders said last week they鈥檒l revisit a 2022 version of the aid for striking workers legislation next session. A similar law exists in , where workers on strike become eligible for unemployment after two weeks.
鈥淚 think the reason why unions want it is that it sends a message to workers that the state supports them when they're fighting for a better deal at work,鈥� said Ian Greer, a professor at Cornell鈥檚 Industrial and Labor Relations School.
The bills would have had to pass each house by a two-thirds vote the governor鈥檚 vetoes. Lamont has a record of vetoing a couple bills each year, by lawmakers.
In this year鈥檚 short session, the legislature passed over 170 bills.
The 海角换妻 General Assembly in early January 2025 and runs through early June.
