The hearing on Monday is a possible first step in introducing 11th hour legislation to repeal the religious exemption provision.
Jenna Carlesso
Jenna is CT Mirror’s Health Reporter, focusing on health access, affordability, quality, equity and disparities, social determinants of health, health system planning, infrastructure, processes, information systems, and other health policy. Before joining CT Mirror Jenna was a reporter at The Hartford Courant for 10 years, where she consistently won statewide and regional awards. Jenna has a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Quinnipiac University and a Bachelor or Arts degree in Journalism from Grand Valley State University.
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Nursing home workers set new strike deadline
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House gives final approval to pilot hemp program
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Senate endorses early voting, but not with margin to get on 2020 ballot
The Senate endorsed a constitutional amendment that would create an early voting system, but failed to pass it by the margin necessary to place it on the 2020 November ballot.
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Auditors: Access Health handed out hefty severance payments
Auditors found that Access Health distributed $678,954 in severance payments to 16 “involuntarily terminated” employees between 2014 and 2018.
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In newly released emails, former Purdue president takes aim at opioid addicts
In emails released Tuesday by Attorney General William Tong, Richard Sackler, the former president of Purdue Pharma, called drug users “victimizers” and said they are responsible for their own fate.
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Tong: No constitutional barrier to removing state’s religious exemption on vaccines
Legislative leaders are still deciding whether they will take up the hot-button issue of repealing the provision this year.
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Minimum wage proposal vexes Connecticut nursing homes
The proposal to boost Connecticut’s minimum wage could put nursing homes and home-care providers in a squeeze.
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Senate authorizes pilot program for production, sale of hemp
Proponents held up the proposal as a catalyst that could revive ailing sectors of the state’s farming industry.
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Legislators say lawsuit won’t stall effort to regulate faith-based pregnancy centers
Legislative leaders said the lawsuit has fueled concerns about whether municipalities like Hartford have the ability to defend themselves against a constitutional claim.
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CT files new allegations against Purdue, Sacklers in opioid lawsuit
The amended lawsuit says Purdue and the Sacklers told doctors addiction was “not caused by drugs,” but instead was the result of “susceptible individuals.”
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Faith-based pregnancy center files federal lawsuit against city of Hartford
The challenge to the local ordinance comes at the same time legislators are considering imposing similar rules on a statewide basis.
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Lawmakers: $53 million price tag on health coverage for undocumented children too high
Despite early enthusiasm, lawmakers now say a bill extending state-sponsored health coverage to about 18,000 undocumented children is unlikely to succeed this year.
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Legislation shielding people with pre-existing conditions clears House
The bill approved by the House would safeguard people with pre-existing conditions who are on short-term health insurance policies. It now heads to the Senate.