Cancer often takes a heavy toll not only on people’s bodies but on their finances as well. And just as some types of cancer are more deadly than others, some types cause more financial pain, as recent research from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center shows. When researchers examined bankruptcy rates in Washington state and compared them […]
October 11, 2011
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Poll: Few think GOP would have done better than Obama on economy
While Barack Obama’s bleak poll numbers generally are attributed in large part to the economy, relatively few Americans think a Republican president would have done a better job, according to a new Washington Post-Bloomberg poll. Twenty-three percent say the economy would be better if the GOP held the White House, 25 percent say it would […]
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Malloy easily surpasses goal for state worker retirements
More than 2,600 state workers elected to retire from state service between January and Oct. 1, more than two-and-a-half times the number of retirements recorded last year at this time, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget office announced Tuesday. The Office of Policy and Management reported, 2,628 retirements, well beyond the level originally projected by the […]
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Health insurance exchange board searching for CEO, quickly
Wanted: Educated, experienced senior-level manager to develop and run a key piece of health care reform. Must pass muster with the governor and, preferably, be willing to start work early next year. Those are the basic qualifications to become the first chief executive officer of the state’s health insurance exchange, a marketplace for individuals and […]
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Donovan says he raised $250K in 3Q
House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan says he raised $250,000 for his 5th District congressional campaign in the third quarter, bringing his total to more than $500,000. The Donovan campaign says the average donation was $75, collected from a donor base of of 2,500 for the quarter ending September 30. The reports for the quarter are […]
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Project ECHO brings faraway specialists close to home
NEW BRITAIN–The patient said she was committed to getting treatment for her hepatitis C, but she’d been missing appointments and doses of medication. Amanda Swan, the nurse practitioner caring for her at Community Health Center, Inc., sat in a conference room, preparing to get guidance on the case from 2,100 miles away. “I’m really looking […]
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DCF ends surprise home visits
Child welfare worker Elisangela Silva had grown used to the reaction she received from showing up at strangers’ doors unannounced to inform them the state is investigating whether they are abusing or neglecting a child. It typically was adversarial. “Slammed doors, flaring arms in the air, yelling at me,” the seven-year veteran social worker in […]
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Malloy hears tales of other states’ tax cuts
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy heard plenty of strategies he has already implemented or endorsed as he met Monday morning with governors and other officials from northeastern states at an economic forum. But amid other states’ stories of increased business loans, expanded roles for colleges and universities and new financial incentives for high-technology firms came another […]