In this installment of Voices from Connecticut we asked a Waterbury group their reaction to Gov. Ned Lamont’s belief that health care is a right. We followed up by asking what health care policies they think are most important for Lamont and the new legislature to focus on and why.
CT Mirror Staff
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Donald Williams injured in car crash
Donald E. Williams Jr., the former Senate president pro tem and current executive director of the Connecticut Education Association, was hospitalized over the weekend after a serious car accident, the union announced Tuesday.
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CT lawmakers condemn Trump’s pullout from Iran nuclear deal
Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation were quick Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear accord.
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Text of State of the State Address
Read the text of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s State of the State address as prepared for delivery to a joint session of the General Assembly.
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Anthem, Hartford HealthCare agree on new, retroactive contract
Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield said early Saturday they had reached agreement on a new, retroactive contract, ending a stalemate that had left Hartford HealthCare providers out of the Anthem insurance network since Oct. 1.
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Q Poll: GOP too far right, Democrats too far left
In a new report released today, the Quinnipiac Poll says many American voters believe the Republican Party is moving too far to the right and the Democratic Party too far to the left.
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State budget process stumbles forward … slightly
State union employees vote to ratify a package of concessions to help the state solve its budget crisis, the biggest item in a week’s worth of state budget news. Meanwhile, the state creates more jobs, and Connecticut officials make their presence known in Washington, D.C.
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Malloy orders flags lowered in memory of Connecticut sailor
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Sunday night he is directing state and U.S. flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff in honor of Ngoc T. Truong Huynh of Watertown, a U.S. Navy sonar technician killed in the collision between the U.S.S. Fitzgerald and a container ship in Japan.
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Wins, losses and bills left for OT at the General Assembly
The 2017 session of the Connecticut General Assembly ended at midnight Wednesday, leaving the usual list of wins, losses and unfinished business. The biggest item left on the to-do list, of course, is the matter of a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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Budget crunch, jobs, hearings and a heroic health-care worker
Fiscal matters continue to be the focus of the state legislature as it tries to craft a budget that will address a two-year deficit in the $3 billion dollar range.
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Text of Malloy’s budget address to the General Assembly
Here is the text of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget address to the General Assembly, as prepared for delivery.
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Text of President Trump’s inaugural address
Here is the text of President Donald Trump’s inaugural address as prepared for delivery.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Snapshots of opening day at the Capitol
Opening day at the legislature combined ceremony, personal moments and a foreshadowing of the difficult session to come.
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Text of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s 2017 State of the State
“Cuts in specific areas, or outright eliminations, should not be taken to mean that certain work is not valued. It simply means that we can no longer afford to do it all, and that our spending must be focused on the very core, essential services for our residents.
And to be clear, saving money isn’t just about cutting line-items, or reducing headcount. Agencies will continue to modernize systems, reduce waste, and increase productivity in order to cut costs as much as possible before impacting services, or the valuable employees who provide them.”
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Text of the state’s appeal in the school funding case
Here is the text of the appeal to last week’s decision in the school funding case filed Thursday by the office of state Attorney General George Jepsen.