The incidence of prostate cancer has declined in recent years, but the use of prostatectomy increased by nearly 50 percent from 2005 to 2008, coinciding with the adoption of robotic technology for the procedure, Charles Bankhead of MedPage Today reports. The findings, by a research team led by Dr. Hugh J. Lavery of Mount Sinai […]
May 16, 2011
Granite State sets a course to become the new South for employers
Battling public sector unions has proved to be so much fun for Republicans that Democrats in the Northeast want in on the party: Last month Democrats in the Democrat-controlled Massachusetts House adopted a bill limiting public union bargaining rights. In New York, Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget will force all governmental units statewide to pare […]
Labor deal in hand, Malloy serves up red meat at the JJB
With a tentative labor concession deal in hand, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy delivered his first red-meat speech as governor Monday night, proclaiming himself a proud son of organized labor and defender of a social safety net woven by generations of Democrats dating to FDR. “Let me say this as clearly as I can: I believe […]
Malloy-labor concession plan could prompt a wave of retirements
Though Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has insisted he won’t rely on retirement incentive programs and other fiscal gimmicks to cut labor costs, his tentative union concession deal includes several retirement benefit changes that could encourage a wave of senior workers to step down this summer. A summary of the tentative deal announced Friday by Malloy […]
SustiNet backers, Malloy administration reach agreement
Leaders of the push to create a SustiNet state-run health plan have reached an agreement with the Malloy administration and Democratic legislative leaders, with a plan that includes examining but not committing the state to a public insurance option. “This is a very significant step forward in terms of health care reform for the state,” […]
A Yale lawyer on the brink of confirmation to federal appeals court
WASHINGTON–As appellate court nominees go, Susan Carney doesn’t have the typical resume. She hasn’t questioned many witnesses, tried many cases, or starred in many courtroom dramas. For more than 12 years, Carney has worked as a top lawyer for Yale University, where she is now second-in-command in the school’s general counsel’s office. “It’s a nonstandard […]
State hopes to step up PACE on home energy efficiency
For many homeowners, efforts to save energy start and stop with the low-hanging fruit–using fluorescent lightbulbs, for example, or caulking air leaks. Now the state is looking at a way to encourage investment in more expensive, more effective measures. “You drive around, a lot of people still have old windows in their homes,” said Sen. […]
Debate pits energy efficiency fund against utility surcharge
A better-than-anticipated financial outlook for the current fiscal year has the state in the position of undoing some of the controversial measures it took in 2010 to balance the budget–but a debate is brewing over just what the priorities should be. When the Senate adopted a measure last week that would reduce planned borrowing–which once […]
No, it’s not the JJB, but…
Chris Dodd managed to find something to do without his annual trip to the Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner in Hartford. So did Joe Lieberman, who hasn’t been back to the JJB since he was booed in 2006 while introducing Barack Obama. Lieberman was at the White House, watching Obama congratulate the UConn men’s basketball team […]
Obama calls UConn’s WH victory lap a “bittersweet” moment
President Barack Obama called his visit with the UConn men’s basketball team a “bittersweet day for me.” After all, he did bet on another team-predicting that Kansas’ Jayhawks would take the NCAA tournament. “On the one hand, I get to congratulate a great team and a great coach on winning the national championship,” Obama told […]
At the JJB: Donovan for Congress
He has yet to announce, but House Speaker Christoper G. Donovan’s congressional ambitions are on display tonight at the Jefferson Jackson Bailey dinner. Diners are being offered a Donovan for Congress sticker as they enter the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford for the Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner.
Study: Most metro residents have access to mass transit, but systems don’t link to jobs
Almost 70 percent of people living in the country’ 100 largest metropolitan areas have access to public transportation, and residents of lower-income areas have better access than their more affluent neighbors, according to a new study by the Bookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. But the study also found that only 30 percent of jobs can […]
Reapportionment under way
The politically sensitive, decennial task of drawing new congressional and legislative districts is under way. The Reapportionment Committee signed off today on a web site designed by the Office of Legislative Research that will go live at midday Tuesday. The bipartisan panel of four Democratic and four Republican legislators also scheduled public hearings for June […]
Granite State sets a course to become the new South for employers
Battling public sector unions has proved to be so much fun for Republicans that Democrats in the Northeast want in on the party: Last month Democrats in the Democrat-controlled Massachusetts House adopted a bill limiting public union bargaining rights. In New York, Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget will force all governmental units statewide to pare […]