The chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said Tuesday that he and his colleagues saw no reason to accept Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s public invitation to resign over the question of whether the authority was sufficiently independent and adequately staffed under the Malloy administration.
January 13, 2015
Posted inMoney, Politics
Lembo proposes overhaul of state government’s savings habits
Still struggling to pay its debt from the last recession, Connecticut might have avoided that emergency borrowing – and have double its current reserves – had it followed a new savings strategy unveiled Tuesday by Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo.
Posted inHealth, Politics
House approves bill that helps firehouses comply with the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – Who says there’s gridlock? The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously Monday, 401-0, to amend the Affordable Care Act so it’s clear volunteer fire fighters don’t count as full-time employees under the health care law
Posted inPolitics
Looney promises to look out for Maynard’s towns
Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney met Monday in Groton with municipal officials from the 18th Senate District, promising to represent them while their senator, Andrew Maynard, continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury.
Posted inNews
Op-Ed: Phase out Southbury Training School and similar institutions
Connecticut could save millions of dollars and help many more people with intellectual disabilities if they phased out Southbury Training School and similar institutions and moved their clients to less expensive community facilities that provide the same level of services.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Phase out Southbury Training School and similar institutions
Connecticut could save millions of dollars and help many more people with intellectual disabilities if they phased out Southbury Training School and similar institutions and moved their clients to less expensive community facilities that provide the same level of services.