When Haylee Bernstein of Wilton was 3 years old, she and an older sister fell seriously ill and were rushed to the hospital. Haylee barely survived. She suffered kidney failure, bleeding in her brain requiring emergency surgery and was temporarily blinded. The reason: The children had snacked on lettuce tainted with E.coli, a bacteria that […]
Ana Radelat
Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
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Larson presses for Election Weekend
Rep. John Larson wants Election Day to go European. He, and another member of the Democratic House leadership, Rep. Steve Israel of New York, have introduced a bill that would move Election Day from its traditional spot of the first Tuesday in November to the first full weekend of that month. They argue that would […]
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Pentagon and Congress square off over base closings
Washington — The Pentagon warned a congressional panel Thursday that if a hostile Congress fails to approve a new Base Closing and Realignment Commission, it would act on its own to close bases. “If Congress does not authorize additional BRAC rounds, the department will be forced to use its authority to begin to close and […]
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Barney Frank ejected from House defending Jim Himes’ honor
A verbal fight that ended in the ejection of pugnacious Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., from the House floor broke out Wednesday after Democrats accused Republicans of stealing a bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District. Himes won approval of legislation last year that aims to help community banks provide resources to local businesses. The legislation […]
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With falling milk prices, Connecticut dairy farmers look to Washington for help
Washington — The good news for consumers is that milk prices are dropping. But that’s bad news for Connecticut’s $1 billion-a-year dairy industry, which is already struggling with high feed and fuel prices. Farmers are looking to Washington for help, but it’s a tossup whether that help is coming. “We’re kind of the same as […]
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Connecticut’s senators adopt hardest line toward Iran
Connecticut’s senators have some of the toughest positions on Capitol Hill on Iran — outflanking President Obama with their talk of war. To roars of approval at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee convention this week, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said the threat from Iran is “more serious than anything faced by the United States […]
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Senate to consider Naugatuck Valley heritage bill
The Senate plans to move forward this week on an effort to designate the Naugatuck River Valley as a federal heritage area. Designation would allow the region’s 14 municipalities to apply for historic preservation grants and other federal funds. The legislation that will be considered Wednesday in a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural […]
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Senate candidates use flap over contraceptives to raise money and support
Washington — Congress can’t seem to stop its debate on birth control — and one reason is that it’s bringing in lots of votes and money. The debate that began earlier this month over a birth control mandate has spread beyond Congress to the GOP presidential campaign, and to Connecticut’s Senate race where Democratic candidates […]
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Malloy stirs up feds with immigration policy
Washington — Gov. Dannel Malloy’s announcement that he will decide whether to turn over detained immigrants to federal authorities has landed with a thud in Washington. “We expect all local law enforcement to honor all of our detainers,” said Ross Feinstein, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Malloy has joined a few […]
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Obama tells Malloy, other governors, to stop cutting school money;
Wrapping up their visit to Washington Monday, Gov. Dannel Malloy and dozens of other governors received an earful from President Obama about their cuts to education. “I realize that everybody is dealing with limited resources,” Obama said, according to White House releases and pool reports. “But there’s no excuse to lose sight of what matters […]
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Working families squeezed by housing costs in state
Washington — Janet and Quan Hightower are middle-income homeowners in Hartford who, like a rising number of working families, are finding it hard to keep up with housing costs. A new study says the Hightower family is one of 137,000 in Connecticut spending at least half their income on housing. The Hightowers, who have four […]
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Malloy at the White House: A surrogate is born?
Washington — In town for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association — and to strengthen his ties to the Obama administration — Gov. Dannel Malloy can’t hold back his enthusiasm for the president. Upon leaving the White House Friday after a meeting with President Obama, a group of Democratic governors was asked by […]
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Mohegans, Pequots and goals for Internet gaming
Washington — When it comes to Internet gambling, the owners of Connecticut’s two tribal casinos agree on some things and disagree on others, differences that will come into sharper focus if Congress takes steps to regulate online betting. Both the Mohegans and the Mashantucket Pequots expect Internet gaming to bring new revenues to their tribe. […]
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Lieberman latest target in terror-by-mail campaign
Washington — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is the latest target of a terror campaign that involves packages filled with a powdery substance that initial testing have shown to be harmless. The senator’s Hartford office received a suspicious package Thursday, and staffers quickly quarantined it and called local and Capitol Hill authorities, said Lieberman spokeswoman Whitney […]
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When it comes to the Post Office, Southern Connecticut’s loss is Hartford’s gain
To save money and in preparation for a change in the delivery of first class mail, the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that it plans to shut down all mail processing centers in southern Connecticut, transferring the work to facilities in Hartford and Springfield, Mass. That did not sit well with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a […]
