Illegal cigarette sales are rampant in cities across Connecticut, contributing to a tobacco- and cigarette-related illicit market that funds street gangs, organized crime, and even terrorism. That’s why it’s critical that the General Assembly recognize that banning menthol cigarettes will hurt Connecticut’s communities.
February 2021
Posted inHealth
Medical practices become another pandemic casualty
Docs give many reasons for closing shop: fewer inpatient visits, increased operational costs and fears of contracting the coronavirus.
Posted inNews
The return of the regulators
So far in the Biden administration, Americans have been treated to an unusual sight: regulators who believe in regulation.
Posted inPolitics
State Auditor Rob Kane found dead at home
Rob Kane, the Republican state auditor, was 53.
Posted inHealth
State to expand hours and add more people to schedule vaccine appointments
Phone lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week starting Monday.
Posted inHealth
‘It appears this is a scam:’ Complaints accelerate against health care sharing ministries in Connecticut
The number of grievances filed with the insurance department against these ministries nearly doubled after COVID-19 spread through the state.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We aren’t ready for the next pandemic
At a time when we face greatest risk for pandemics, market incentives dissuade pharmaceutical investment in the development of vaccines. As Sen. Bernie Sanders promises to “end… pharmaceutical industry greed,” the coronavirus rages. But Sanders isn’t quite right. The problem isn’t greed, it is the forces that drive pharmaceutical companies to innovate.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Tax proposals from legislators who appear to have lost their minds
With barely one month complete in year 2021, several senators have proposed bills that should leave Connecticut taxpayers wondering if they have lost their minds.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Impeachment bookends and bloodshed
Four days after an armed mob of Donald Trump’s followers attempted a coup by storming the U.S. Capitol building, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC “If inciting to insurrection isn’t [impeachable], then I don’t really know what is.”
Posted inCT Viewpoints
GameStop fiasco shows the ruling class grifters are back
Well that didn’t take long. Just one week into the Biden presidency, America’s ruling class has put the hoi polloi in its place by bailing out a flailing hedge fund because a bunch of COVID-bored bloggers and small investors were about to push it into insolvency.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut has vaccinated nearly half of older residents
By mid-month, everyone 75 or older should be vaccinated if they wish.
Posted inHealth
State to offer nursing home staff another chance to get vaccinated as deaths continue to decline in state’s long-term care facilities
Officials believe 50% to 60% of the state’s more than 25,000 nursing home employees have now been vaccinated.
Posted inHealth
Sixth graders and younger would not be eligible to claim religious exemption to vaccines under latest bill
In the latest version, only children in seventh grade or higher would be permitted to continue claiming the religious exemption.
Posted inEducation
Lamont proposes legislation to improve college enrollment
The governor plans to establish a guaranteed admissions program to Connecticut State Universities and make advanced placement courses more accessible.
Posted inHealth
Hundreds scrambling for vaccines in Eastern Connecticut after hospitals cancel appointments
First-dose clinics are “paused” and any second-dose appointments that had not come through their systems originally are cancelled.