Over the years Connecticut people have created many connections to Cuba, both positive and negative. Now the U.S. will relate to the island nation the same way every other country does.
2014
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Op-Ed: From revenge to reconciliation with Cuba
Over the years Connecticut people have created many connections to Cuba, both positive and negative. Now the U.S. will relate to the island nation the same way every other country does.
Posted inNews
Porter reappointed to rehabilitation services
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the reappointment of his 11th commissioner Thursday, saying Amy Porter will return for a second term as commissioner of rehabilitation services.
Posted inMoney
Leonardi to step down as Connecticut Innovations CEO
The top executive as Connecticut’s quasi-public economic development agency, Claire Leonardi, will step down next month, the board of directors for Connecticut Innovations announced Thursday.
Posted inMoney
CT unemployment rate ticks up despite November job gains
A gain of 4,600 jobs in November wasn’t enough to stop Connecticut’s unemployment rate from ticking upward slightly in the state’s last report before the New Year. The jobless rate rose from 6.4 to 6.5 percent, the Department of Labor reported Thursday, but the state has gained 25,700 jobs over the last 12 months.
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Video: Workplace Retirement: Mirror/AARP Google Hangout
Along with sponsor AARP, The Connecticut Mirror will host its third Google Hangout on Thursday morning with Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo to discuss workplace retirement and savings options. Joining host and Mirror Budget Reporter Keith Phaneuf will be Lembo and AARP National Senior Legislative Representative Sarah Mysiewicz Gill from Washington D.C. Topics covered will include private workplace retirement options available to employees, payroll deduction savings plan and unfunded liabilities.
Posted inHealth
ConnectiCare leads the pack in new Obamacare enrollment
ConnectiCare Benefits Inc. has the largest share of the market so far among new customers signing up for insurance coverage through Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Expanding gambling not the answer to state budget woes
The governor and state legislative leaders need to put together a sustainable plan for state government to live within its means, instead exploring an expansion of casino gaming.
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Op-Ed: Expanding gambling not the answer to state budget woes
The governor and state legislative leaders need to put together a sustainable plan for state government to live within its means, instead exploring an expansion of casino gaming.
Posted inMoney
CT Mirror’s new podcast on taxes, spending and the economy
Welcome to our new podcast, where we take a close look at where the state government gets its money and how it chooses to spend it to address the state’s needs.
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Obama makes travel to Cuba easier for CT academics, others
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s move to ease the longstanding U.S. embargo on Cuba, including travel restrictions to the island, does not mean Connecticut residents can pack their bags for a new travel destination in the Caribbean. But it does make it easier to go for those who want to visit Cuba for an officially sanctioned reason.
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Donna Parson, longtime Connecticut activist, dies
Donna Parson, who organized grass-roots efforts that helped stop construction of an interstate highway, pass a bottle bill and elect progressives in Connecticut, died Tuesday after heart surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. She was 73.
Posted inHealth
86,000 in Connecticut now signed up for Obamacare
About 86,000 people are slated to receive private insurance coverage through Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT, as of Jan. 1, acting CEO Jim Wadleigh said Wednesday.
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St. Francis Hospital joining national Catholic health care system
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center and its parent company, St. Francis Care, announced plans to join Trinity Health, a national Catholic health care system that includes 86 hospitals in 21 states.
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Bronin lands at Hinckley Allen
Luke Bronin, the general counsel to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, is joining the law firm of Hinckley Allen, where his partners will include the former Democratic state chairman, John F. Droney Jr.