The health overhaul bill passed by the House earlier this month accomplishes one major feat: It is even less popular than the not-very-popular Affordable Care Act it would largely replace, a new poll finds.
June 2017
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No magic to fix the budget or keep Aetna HQ in Connecticut
As if Connecticut’s and Hartford’s budgetary troubles weren’t enough, the mood darkened further last week with news that Aetna is in talks to move its headquarters out of Connecticut.
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House backs measure to make vo-tech system its own agency
The House of Representatives voted 96-50 Saturday night to approve and send to the Senate a bill that would make the state’s vocational-technical school system an independent state agency beginning on July 1, 2019. The system currently is under the state Department of Education.
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Amid budget crisis, House passes plan to let towns adjust tax bills
The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Saturday to help cities and towns adjust their property tax bills as the state’s budget crisis plays out in the coming weeks or months.
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House passes bail reform compromise with bipartisan support
The House of Representatives voted 88-62 Saturday to approve and send to the Senate a compromise bail reform package backed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Sentencing Commission.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Politics
Dominion Energy loses legislative fight over Millstone pricing
A long, intense and expensive lobbying campaign by Dominion Energy has failed to find the votes in the Connecticut General Assembly for legislation intended to improve the profitability of its Millstone Nuclear Power Station by changing the rules for procuring electricity.
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Fertility preservation bill goes to governor’s desk
The Senate has given unanimous approval to a bill that would ensure fertility coverage for those facing chemotherapy or some other medically necessary treatment that threatens their ability to have children.
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Malloy objects to mandate on coverage for pregnant women
A bipartisan Senate bill intended to protect women’s health coverage if requirements in the Affordable Care Act are repealed now faces a potential rewrite in the House or a veto by a Gov. Dannel P. Malloy eager to show that Connecticut is sensitive to the needs of its insurance industry.
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College aid for undocumented students ends without a vote
A years-long campaign to allow undocumented students to receive financial aid at Connecticut’s public colleges almost certainly will not achieve its goal this year, and its future chances are in doubt.
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Lovefest at UTC provides respite from Aetna news
Two days after Aetna said it was looking elsewhere for a headquarters, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hailed the ongoing expansion of United Technologies Corp.’s East Hartford campus Friday. Dozens of UTC employees and others greeted Malloy with a standing ovation as he took the stage to celebrate completion of the company’s new “Innovation Hub.”
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Aetna CEO: HQ move to have ‘minimal impact’ on most Hartford employees
Aetna’s chairman and chief executive, Mark Bertolini, told his employees Friday that designating another city as the company’s headquarters would have a “minimal impact” on the “vast majority” of employees in Hartford.
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Has crumbling foundations bailout become a political football?
Eleven Republican representatives accused House Democratic leadership Friday of using more than 34,000 homes with crumbling foundations as political leverage to secure GOP votes for the next state budget.
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In closing days, argument against a third casino comes full circle
MGM Resorts International is closing its intense lobbying campaign against a commercial casino proposed by tribal competitors by returning to its original strategy: a challenge to the constitutionality of the legislature’s awarding a license without competition.
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Blumenthal says EpiPen maker gouged CT, wants the money back
Washington – A year after it was embroiled in scandal for jacking up the price of EpiPen injectors of a life saving anti-allergy medicine, the company that makes them is accused of overcharging state and federal governments, too, by $1.27 billion. Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants some of that money returned to Connecticut
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Connecticut joins alliance committed to Paris climate accord
Connecticut became one of the early states to rebuke President Trump’s disavowal of the Paris climate accord with a decision Friday by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to join a fast-growing coalition of states, cities, businesses and universities intent on ensuring the U.S. still acts to reduce greenhouse gases.