Boeing announced a “best and final offer” to striking union machinists, which includes larger pay raises of 30% over four years compared to the previously rejected 25% raises. The offer also features increased ratification bonuses of $6,000 and the restoration of annual bonuses that were originally intended to be replaced with retirement account contributions.
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Connecticut to award nearly $6 million to family of disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for murder conviction
Connecticut will pay nearly $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, a disabled man wrongly imprisoned for over two decades before being freed in 2015. Lapointe, with Dandy-Walker syndrome, was convicted in 1992 of murder and rape but his conviction was overturned due to a coerced confession and withheld evidence. The settlement recognizes the state's error, though Lapointe tragically passed away in 2020 without seeing his final vindication. Full Article
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