The summer food program sponsored by the Connecticut Community Renewal Team is just one of many around the country offering free summer meals to low-income children. While these programs have struggled over recent years to meet the needs of their communities, prospects are looking up.
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Democrats say Foley’s campaign finances just don’t add up
An elections complaint filed by the Connecticut Democratic Party claims that the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Tom Foley failed to report major expenses in June, such as staff salaries and the cost of producing the commercial that began airing Monday.
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Nursing homes fined for care lapses, resident molestation
Six nursing homes have been fined more than $1,000 each by the state Department of Public Health in connection with incidents of residents being burned, losing teeth or breaking hips and one resident who molested at least seven others.
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Number of long waits for VA healthcare in CT much larger than first reported
WASHINGTON –Since the scandal this spring over long wait times and cover ups of poor performance at veterans’ health facilities, there’s been a sharp upturn in the numbers of Connecticut veterans who have waited more than 30 days to receive medical help.
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Tom Foley a ‘regular guy’ and ‘great dad’ in first TV ad
Tom Foley, a Greenwich Republican repeatedly attacked by opponents in the 2010 race for governor as a hard-hearted businessman, is presented by his wife in the first television ad of the 2014 race as “a regular guy” and “a great dad, who would make a great governor.”
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Deficit 2015: McKinney’s solution lies with ‘ignored’ ideas
This is Part One in a weekly series focusing on Connecticut’s five gubernatorial candidates and their respective plans for reinvigorating the state’s economy and closing a $1.4 billion budget deficit projected for after the election. Part One features an interview with Republican John P. McKinney.
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Washington Watch, Week of July 6
Congress returns from July 4th recess with no more than 20 days of work scheduled before its month-long August recess. But a ramp up of hostilities between the White House and congressional Republicans over immigration and other issues makes it harder than ever to get much done.
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McKinney: Initial SEEC review questions just $4,600
The Republican ticket of John P. McKinney and David M. Walker said Friday that an initial review of its application for public financing has raised questions about just $4,600, leaving them with hopes of still winning approval next week.
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Congressional gridlock could stall over 80 CT transportation projects
More than 80 Connecticut highway, bridge and rail projects are at risk of delay if Congress can’t resolve a partisan standoff over a new infrastructure funding bill by October, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Thursday after meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
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Campaign enters new phase as Foley buys TV time
The low-key Republican primary for governor is about to get a higher profile: Tom Foley’s campaign has purchased about $40,000 of time on three broadcast stations, with the first commercials scheduled to air Monday.
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Murphy, Blumenthal seek reforms to aid thousands of immigrant children
U.S. Sens. Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal called Thursday at the state Capitol for passage of an immigration reform bill they called crucial to safeguard as many as 80,000 children expected to illegally enter the U.S. alone this fiscal year.
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Fedele endorses one-time bitter rival for governor
Former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, the Stamford Republican who narrowly lost his party’s 2010 gubernatorial primary, on Thursday endorsed the man who defeated him four years ago.
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Op-Ed: CHEER an important step… but Connecticut can do better
The Department of Children and Families’ new CHEER program is an important positive step toward improving outcomes for young people who would otherwise age out of the Connecticut foster care system. But the state can do better.
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CT advocates help unaccompanied child migrants settle in the state
WASHINGTON – Dozens of Central American children who have made the arduous and dangerous trip through Mexico to the United States have been aided by Connecticut immigrant advocates who reunite them with family members in the state.
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Malloy delivers for SEIU, and the union returns the favor
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy basked in the embrace Wednesday of the giant Service Employees International Union, perhaps the one union in Connecticut whose relationship with the Democratic governor has been unambiguously positive.