Gov. Dannel P. Malloy pushed hard today for a ban on the sale of large-capacity gun magazines and tighter national rules on the sale of guns during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” saying he was heartened by the approach he sees being taken by the Obama administration. “I had a great conversation yesterday with […]
January 10, 2013
UConn spends more on administration than its peers
The University of Connecticut spends more on administration than the 71 other public research universities nationwide, a review of U.S. Department of Education data by the Wall Street Journal has found. Of the $49,739 UConn spent on each student during the 2010-11 school year, $8,493 went to pay for non-classroom administrative costs. These costs make […]
Feds approve three new health-care coordination groups
Three Connecticut health care groups are among 106 that received federal approval to operate networks of health care providers that coordinate to improve the quality of care for Medicare patients. The networks are known as accountable care organizations and are a key initiative of the federal health reform law. The goal is to get doctors, […]
CBIA says a stable state budget could be the best economic development tool
Getting its fiscal house in order might be state government’s best form of economic stimulus, topping any tax credit or grant program, Connecticut’s chief business lobby argued Thursday. The Connecticut Business & Industry Association unveiled a 2013 legislative agenda based upon three principles: a more sustainable state government, more competitive business costs and a greater […]
Gun control put on fast track in D.C., Connecticut
As the Obama administration hurries to develop new federal gun restrictions, the Connecticut General Assembly is placing gun legislation on a fast track in the wake of the Newtown school shootings, creating a special committee with an eye toward passage of some legislation in February. House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, said the committee, whose […]
With increasing cries for gun control, Newtown’s legacy takes shape
Washington — Memories of a national tragedy usually dim quickly. But the deaths of 20 first-graders and six teachers in Newtown appear to be doing what other mass shootings have been unable to do — provoke action against gun violence, perhaps in Washington, but more certainly in state capitals across the country. In creating a Cabinet-level panel […]
Thirty years later, is Connecticut ready to reinstate tolls?
It’s been almost exactly 30 years since a tractor-trailer plowed into cars waiting at a Stratford toll barrier, triggering an explosion that killed seven people. The January 1983 crash prompted Connecticut legislators to begin phasing out tolls in the state — and they’ve been banned ever since. But if some lawmakers have their way, that […]