Gov. Dannel P. Malloy expressed his strongest doubts to date about pending legislation that would allow physicians under certain circumstances to prescribe, but not administer, lethal drugs to the terminally ill. “I don’t think in society we should be viewed as encouraging suicide,” Malloy told reporters Friday. “I would have to understand what the safeguards […]
March 14, 2014
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-ed: Connecticut deserves an open, transparent, accessible government
Are we well served by our current insular, inaccessible state government? No.
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Op-ed: How Holi(days) can promote unity
The approach of the Hindu festival Holi suggests ways that — in the U.S. as in India — holidays can bring people together across religions and cultures.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CL&P says (mostly) no to tree-trimming halt
Connecticut Light and Power will not be curtailing most of its more radical tree trimming temporarily as requested earlier this week by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
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2 percent tuition increase hinges on big growth in enrollment
The governing board for the state’s largest public college system on Thursday voted to increase tuition by 2 percent next school year — warning that the modest increase relies on several things.
Posted inPolitics
Feds say Metro-North put on-time performance before safety
WASHINGTON –The Metro-North commuter railroad put on-time performance before concerns about safety or adequate training programs, the Federal Railroad Administration has found in a report released today.
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Malloy nominates 18 to Appellate, Superior courts
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated 16 Superior Court and two Appellate Court judges Friday, the largest and possibly last class of judicial nominees of the Democratic governor’s first term.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Speaker says CT may need to cap property taxes to fix town budgets
Legislators should brace for a landmark debate next year on how Connecticut finances local services, including capping property taxes and shifting municipal expenses onto the state’s back, House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey said Friday.
Posted inMoney
Report: Unemployment, jobs in CT dipped in January
The Connecticut Department of Labor issued a mixed labor analysis Friday, revising upwards the number of jobs created in 2013, while reporting that employment declined in January, even as the unemployment rate fell for a sixth consecutive month to 7.2 percent. Non-farm employment dropped 10,400 positions in January after hitting a post-recession high of 1,663,500 jobs in December, a fall partly blamed on the recent cold and snowy weather.
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CT educators: Student group packages available for “Small State, Big Debate”
As part of The Connecticut Mirror’s first signature event, “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality,” we have put together two student group packages for the day at the University of Hartford on April 29. If you are an educator, administrator or just a generous individual, please find the early bird packages here. The day includes a continental breakfast, lunch, admission and a number of panels and speakers that will dissect equity issues in the state, region and country.
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Op-ed: Time to act: An outline for state revenue accountability in CT
We have long known our state/local revenue structure is unbalanced, unfair, lopsided and adds to the constant need of smoke and mirrors to reflect something that resembles a balanced budget.
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Op-ed: Common Core — an unproven ‘reform’ movement
I would strongly recommend that the legislators eliminate the Common Core State Standards and rescind any laws that promote “one-size-fits-all” curricula, high stakes testing, unprotected data storage and a regressive teacher evaluation process. In my opinion, the current “reform” initiative threatens all that is good in educational practice these days while only offering unfounded promises that its “reforms” will make any real difference in solving the politically untenable problem of poverty and inequitable educational opportunity in our society.
Posted inHealth
Emergency responders, disability advocates back end-of-life care proposal for CT
A high-profile “assisted suicide” proposal has captured much attention and controversy in the state Capitol. But many people believe another end-of-life care proposal has a better chance of becoming law this year.