Washington – Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, and her Republican rival Mark Greenberg, addressed issues important to aging Americans Wednesday, agreeing that Social Security needs to be strengthened but clashing over the Affordable Care Act.
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Sen. Murphy, after Balkan tour, calls for more U.S. involvement
Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy’s message to the Obama administration after a week-long tour of the Balkans: Pay more attention to the region. “The United States and its allies need to step up right now,” he said.
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Quinnipiac’s Connecticut cliffhanger: Malloy 43%, Foley 42%
Connecticut’s race for governor remained tight Wednesday as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy opened a one-point lead over Republican Tom Foley in a new Quinnipiac University poll, 43 percent to 42 percent. Petitioning candidate Joe Visconti remained at nine percent.
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Public gets first look at health industry payments to doctors
WASHINGTON – Pharmaceutical companies and medical-device manufacturers paid more than $6 million to about 5,400 Connecticut doctors for various services during the last five months of 2013, a Connecticut Mirror examination of a newly released federal database shows. Though only a five-month snapshot, the new data provides the public with the ability to examine actual payments to their own doctors for the first time. We’ve made searching the Connecticut data easy.
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Op-Ed: The economics of literacy: Why adult education matters
If our schools, training centers, and community colleges are teaching the skills that people need to be competitive in the local job market, and businesses have a talent pipeline that enables growth, then Connecticut will have a stronger, healthier economy
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Another surprise in a 5th CD debate, this time on taxes
Republican Mark Greenberg surprised U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, at their final debate Tuesday by declaring himself open to a higher Social Security tax, despite attacking her in a new TV commercial for taking the same position.
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On Sunday before election, Obama will be in Bridgeport
President Obama is more than making up to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for canceling a mid-week rally in Bridgeport last week, coming instead in campaign primettime — the Sunday before the election.
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Foley, Malloy, vie for municipal leaders’ support
Connecticut’s gubernatorial contenders battled Tuesday for the support of local mayors and first selectmen, pledging to preserve municipal aid and to ease pressure on property taxpayers.
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George Soros joins ranks of donors to CT Democrats
The financier George Soros was among two billionaires making a maximum contribution of $10,000 to the Connecticut Democratic Party in September, helping the party raise $628,889, according to a filing Monday with the Federal Election Commission.
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Malloy administration resumes ads promoting economy
The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is spending $403,963 to air television ads in October promoting Connecticut as a place to do business, putting a positive view of the state on regional TV at the height of the governor’s re-election campaign.
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In Connecticut, Ebola debate splits along party lines
WASHINGTON – Ebola has made a grim, unexpected appearance in the political arena and helped broaden the gulf between Democrats and Republicans running for Congress in Connecticut.
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Malloy challenges Foley, then chides reporters
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy challenged Republican Tom Foley and the press Monday over Foley’s refusal to disclose his state tax returns, suggesting that the Greenwich businessman may be hiding income from voters, and saying the press was letting him get away with it.
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Greenberg campaign hits Esty on taxes
The campaign of Republican candidate Mark Greenberg is hitting his rival, Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, on the issue of taxes.
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Last CT jobs report before election shows big gains
The last jobs report before Election Day showed Monday that Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped in September to its lowest rate in six years, 6.4 percent.
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Obamacare, discontinued plans, and ‘sticker shock,’ round 2
About 60,000 Connecticut residents have health plans that don’t meet the requirements of Obamacare. Most of them will have to find new plans for next year, and for many, that means big rate hikes.