Budget cuts by state lawmakers are threatening the effort to reform the Department of Children and Families, an agency under federal court oversight for failing too many abused and neglected children, the court monitor reported Tuesday. “It is very concerning that the state has chosen to reduce and freeze staffing without acknowledging that the complexity […]
April 2, 2013 @ 12:00 am
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Bipartisan deal makes Connecticut a symbol on guns
Connecticut’s bipartisan compromise on gun control generated a run on gun shops Tuesday, enthusiastic praise from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, laudatory national press attention and plans for a visit to Hartford next week by President Obama, who cannot find compromise or bipartisanship in Washington, D.C. “This is a good moment,” Malloy said. “We have a […]
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In gun bill, boosts in coverage for mental health, substance abuse
They’re not as eye-catching as the expanded assault weapons ban or a new restriction on large-capacity magazines. But the bipartisan agreement legislative leaders crafted in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School also includes changes to insurance laws agreed to by both health plans and patient advocates. And they say the provisions will […]
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NRA: Conn. gun-control proposal ‘totally inadequate’ in preventing school shootings
Washington — The National Rifle Association tapped a Newtown parent who lost a son in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings to help it unveil a proposal Tuesday that recommended putting armed personnel in the nation’s schools. At a press conference Tuesday, Mark Mattioli, whose son James died in the Sandy Hook massacre, supported the […]
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Mission: to mint primary care physicians
Michael Ellison has a tough assignment. He’s the associate dean of admissions choosing the first class of a brand new medical school, the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Hamden. “We have over 1,600 applicants, and we will interview 400 for 60 spots,” Ellison says. The school has a very specific mission: […]
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Obama to visit Connecticut, push gun violence agenda
Gearing up for a big push for national gun-control legislation, President Barack Obama will visit Connecticut Monday, the White House confirmed. “President Obama will travel to the University of Hartford where he will continue asking the American people to join him in calling on Congress to pass common-sense measures to reduce gun violence,” a spokesman […]
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Are some students too young for kindergarten?
A bill that would have raised the minimum age for students to enter kindergarten — a move that would delay the start of public school for about 1,600 students a year — has failed to gather the support of legislators on the Education Committee. Rep. Andy Fleischmann, the committee’s co-chairman, said during a meeting last […]
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New nonprofit health insurer gets license
There’s a new health insurer in the state. HealthyCT, a nonprofit company launched with federal funds, has received a license from the Connecticut Insurance Department. The insurer will begin offering health plans in the fall through brokers and through Access Health CT, the marketplace for individuals and small businesses to buy insurance as part of […]
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A gesture that whispers ambition: Bacchiochi creates exploratory for LG
State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, R-Stafford, said today she has formed an exploratory committee for lieutenant governor, one of those gestures that announces availability, especially if the GOP field for governor is all male. Bacchiochi is perhaps best known for her advocacy of legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, a cause she took up […]