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In CT, issues at nursing homes rise as state shifts to home care for elders

by CT Mirror Explains March 22, 2023 @ 5:15 pmMarch 22, 2023 @ 8:22 pm

Complaints about care in CT nursing homes have increased and facilities face staff shortages as more state funding goes to home care.

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CT Politics: Lawmakers advance several bills to ease strain in state labor market

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips March 17, 2023 @ 3:25 pmMarch 17, 2023 @ 3:25 pm

Hundreds of Connecticut residents testified at an Education Committee public hearing Wednesday, with much time spent on teacher retention.

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CT Politics: Lawmakers consider bill tackling teacher recruitment, retention

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay March 17, 2023 @ 3:12 pmMarch 17, 2023 @ 3:12 pm

Hundreds of Connecticut residents testified at an Education Committee public hearing Wednesday, with much time spent on teacher retention.

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CT Politics: Sen. Matt Lesser filibusters bill allowing trade groups to offer health plans

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips March 17, 2023 @ 2:42 pmMarch 17, 2023 @ 2:42 pm

The Insurance and Real Estate Committee hit a roadblock when Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, spent hours questioning the committee chair.

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CT Politics: One lawmaker asks, quietly, who should decide required school vaccines

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 17, 2023 @ 1:09 pmMarch 19, 2023 @ 12:21 am

House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora asked to tweak the process by which Connecticut adds vaccines to the list required to attend school.

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CT Politics: ‘Bill of rights’ for non-English speaking parents passes committee

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay March 10, 2023 @ 2:18 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:20 pm

The bill, which includes a right to translation services for non-English speaking parents of CT students, passed the Education Committee.

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CT Politics: Should CT conduct background checks on nursing home residents? State weighs in

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari March 10, 2023 @ 12:23 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:08 pm

A proposal would require the state to check criminal backgrounds and the sex offender registry for incoming nursing home residents in CT.

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CT Politics: How are women faring in Connecticut?

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 10, 2023 @ 9:19 amMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:07 pm

In a U.S. News and World Report ranking of states on gender equality, CT finished seventh overall and first on disparity in wages.

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CT Politics: Public testifies on voting while incarcerated

Avatar photo by Jaden Edison March 10, 2023 @ 9:01 amMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:07 pm

A CT bill would allow all people to vote while they’re incarcerated. The public testified on it this week.

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CT Politics: Public testifies on ranked-choice voting

Avatar photo by Jessica Bravo March 10, 2023 @ 8:50 amMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:07 pm

Four bills introduced in the CT legislature this session would implement ranked-choice voting in the state for various elections.

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CT Politics: CT Commerce Committee puts focus on arts and small businesses

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips March 9, 2023 @ 4:59 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:05 pm

The committee passed a bill to fund grants for arts and culture and a bill to let small businesses write off research and development costs.

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CT Politics: Bill centered around higher education tuition passes committee

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay March 9, 2023 @ 4:38 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:04 pm

The bill would expand CT’s debt-free community college program, create tax reductions for those who paid interest on loan payments and more.

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CT Politics: Bill proposing relief from ‘coerced debt’ passes committee

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips March 9, 2023 @ 4:17 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:04 pm

The CT Banking Committee passed legislation that would give recourse to domestic abuse survivors whose partners incurred debt in their names.

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CT Politics: Should CT require a high school financial literacy class?

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips March 9, 2023 @ 4:05 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 1:58 pm

A bill would require high school students to have completed a half-credit course in “financial management and financial literacy” to graduate.

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CT Politics: Bill would ban foreclosures for unpaid sewer fees, other charges

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk March 9, 2023 @ 1:16 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 12:54 pm

The bill, which passed CT’s Planning and Development Committee on Wednesday, applies to charges of up to $4,000.

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