Tara Cook-Littman, the founder of GMO Free CT, said Wednesday she already has qualified for public financing in her recently announced campaign for the state House of Representatives.
March 26, 2014
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal asks for money for some, not all, endangered Democrats
In one of his latest fundraising appeals, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has asked his donors to give to the campaigns of three endangered Democrats, Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Kay Hagen of North Carolina and Mark Udall of Colorado instead of giving that money to his campaign.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Connecticut becomes first state to pass $10.10 minimum wage
On partisan votes in both chambers, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that increases the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will sign the bill into law Thursday night at the restaurant in New Britain visited by President Obama before a recent rally.
Posted inEducation
Citing state cuts, UConn to raise tuition 6.5 percent next year
Facing a $46.2 million deficit for next school year, The University of Connecticut plans to exercise a provision in the four-year tuition plan it adopted in 2011 that allows the school to increase tuition more than 26 percent over the four years if state funding decreases.
Posted inNews
VIDEO/AUDIO: “Small State, Big Debate” individual speakers
In advance of The Connecticut Mirror’s April 29 event “Small State, Big Debate,” here’s a chance to get to know our individual speakers and their work through video and audio.
Posted inPolitics
Kennedy plans shake up CT shoreline’s political landscape
The arrival of Ted Kennedy Jr. as a potential Democratic candidate for state senator may turn out to be a game changer along part of the Connecticut shoreline.
Posted inHealth
Obamacare affordability worries, confusion persist as deadline nears
From the start, affordability has been a major concern of both critics and supporters of the law officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. And with the deadline for getting coverage approaching, many people are voicing their worries.
Posted inNews
LIVE STREAM: CT Mirror Digital Town Hall – “CT Electricity Choices and You”
Join The Connecticut Mirror on Tuesday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. for its first Digital Town Hall event on ctmirror.org. The event, “CT Electric Choices and You,” will be streamed live at this time and moderated by Mirror Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Pazniokas.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Memo 2014: A collection of essays on Connecticut
We asked Mirror readers to send us their thoughts on what the state’s priorities should be. If cuts have to be made, where should they happen? What issues would they like state lawmakers and those running for office to consider? How can we improve the life of our state?
Posted inNews
Memo 2014: A collection of essays on Connecticut
We asked Mirror readers to send us their thoughts on what the state’s priorities should be. If cuts have to be made, where should they happen? What issues would they like state lawmakers and those running for office to consider? How can we improve the life of our state?