No reason was given Thursday for the sudden departure of Dr. John Rodis, president of Saint Francis Hospital since 2015.
May 28, 2020
Posted inPolitics
The state’s waste management is in dire straits. Now, its Hartford plant overhaul is uncertain
By board vote, the facility managing a third of the state’s trash may not get the revamp it desperately needs.
Posted inNews
Lamont continues to express concerns about casinos reopening June 1
The chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation says Foxwoods has implemented various crowd control and safety measures to keep guests safe.
Posted inNews
COVID testing in the cities? The messenger is as important as the message.
Polling shows African-Americans take COVID-19 seriously. But marketing widespread testing in the cities has been a challenge.
Posted inEducation, Politics
Congress weighs student loan forgiveness, but there’s a partisan hurdle
There’s a growing sense Congress should do more to tackle college debt, but no consensus on what should be done.
Posted inHealth
Proponents of bill ending Connecticut’s religious exemption to vaccines eye special session for vote
Lawmakers are also considering an amendment that would bar families from claiming a religious exemption to a future COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inGovernment
CT distributing pandemic food aid for children to some, but not yet all, eligible households
About 80,000 Connecticut families must wait to receive money to make up for meals kids no longer receive at school.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Don’t leave Bridgeport children behind
No one could have planned for our school closure crisis and all the disparities it has laid bare. Struggling with a long history of under-funding and years of inconsistent leadership, Bridgeport Public Schools’ logistical and administrative challenges might feel insurmountable. We must see this closure as an opportunity —not to bring us back to what we were on March 13, but to propel us forward as a more equitable and responsive school district.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Community health workers ready to pitch in on contact tracing
Some advocates and public health experts have stated that successful reopening and recovery from COVID-19 is based on widespread contact tracing and universal testing. Investing in community outreach and meeting basic needs is a missing piece of the puzzle. As a certified Community Health Worker (CHW), I can readily say that CHWs are ready to be engaged, willing to leverage their skills and community connections, and are integral to boosting health equity throughout the state.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The Partnership for Connecticut could have been trusted to do the right thing
I am a big fan of freedom of information. However, I recognize that much of life is a negotiation. I believe the commentary by Mike Savino about the end of the Partnership for Connecticut suggests that is not the case, even when a private philanthropist’s foundation offers to spend $100 million to help Connecticut’s public school students
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The United Parcel Service is busier than ever
You know those big brown trucks that are keeping us well-delivered during this time of COVID-19? Well, there’s some interesting history and tech to United Parcel Service, or UPS.