Dr. William Petit, who was thrust into public life by the murders of his wife and daughters in a home invasion in Cheshire, has ruled out a congressional run in a statement sent Wednesday to the Associated Press.
February 5, 2014 @ 12:41 pm
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General Assembly session opens, briefly
For the record: The Connecticut General Assembly met its constitutional duty of convening its 2014 session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, despite a snowstorm that largely shut down the state. All substantive matters, primarily Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget address, were postponed until Thursday, but the Senate and House gaveled in, formally opening the three-month session. […]
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CVS will stop selling tobacco products
CVS Caremark announced Wednesday that its stores will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by Oct. 1, saying the products are inconsistent with the pharmacy chain’s role in the health care system.
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Connecticut Obamacare exchange adding members. Were they uninsured?
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange is nearing its goal of getting 100,000 people signed up for coverage this year. But how close it is to another key goal — substantially reducing the number of state residents without health insurance — remains unclear.