The governor rejected a GOP suggestion that he delay collecting the 0.5% payroll deduction for Paid Family and Medical Leave.
December 30, 2020 @ 5:54 pm
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Lamont directs another $31.2 million to CT nursing homes
The governor said the financial support is meant to ensure “continuity and quality of care.”
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Politics needs a new injection of common sense
Trust, Leadership, Results: three words often used in political campaigns of both major political parties. I propose two more: “common sense.” Keith Phaneuf’s article about taxes (CT Mirror, 22 December, “Are Lamont and his fellow Democrats headed for a showdown over Taxes?”) makes no references to cutting costs. Instead, it focuses entirely on how much more the “rich” should pay. Connecticut taxpayers, regardless of wealth, have every right to question how our leaders are allocating our tax dollars.
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Best of 2020: CT keeps losing power when storms strike. But that doesn’t have to happen.
Assigning blame for power outages misses the point. Instead, we should be figuring out how to keep the lights on.
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Best of 2020: ‘Why are we suffering if he’s innocent until proven guilty?’ Cash bail in the COVID era
Samaris Smith’s husband has been locked up since December 2019. He still hasn’t been convicted of a crime.
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Best of 2020: ‘I’m relying on prayer.’ Complaints pile up against health care sharing ministries as state mounts a defense
More than 5,000 people in Connecticut have joined religious cost-sharing groups to avoid paying high premiums for health plans. But some say their medical bills aren’t being covered.