Veterans groups are a long way from their goal. But as the story of the Bonus Army of 1932 demonstrates, there can be no surrender in the nonviolent campaign to repair the long-term damage of war.
Op-Ed: We owe a big debt to veterans — and should pay it
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Electric vehicle use creeps along; proponents urge a bigger push
With only 1,300 plug-in electric vehicles in the state, there’s growing sentiment that Connecticut hasn’t done enough to encourage their purchase, and that added incentives are needed to get more of them on the road.
Posted inMoney, Politics
CT budget again faces red ink as federal grants, gaming revenues shrink
Despite a small bump upward in state tax receipts, new cracks in state finances surfaced Monday that could contribute to a budget deficit forecast by week’s end. A joint report by nonpartisan analysts and by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration projects total revenues will fall about $59 million below the level built into this year’s budget. (Photo: Benjamin Barnes, state budget director)
Posted inPolitics
Himes open to the job, but facing tough competition for DCCC post
WASHINGTON – As the time nears for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to make a decision on who will be the next leader of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, is facing increased competition for the job.
Posted inPolitics
Gun control, gun rights groups claim midterm election victories
WASHINGTON – Gun rights groups and gun control advocates are both claiming victories in this year’s midterm elections, but their political impact wasn’t as they would like you to believe.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Negative political ads fill vacuum of visionary thinking
It has been fascinating to eye-witness one of the most negative advertising campaigns in the nation – Connecticut’s race for Governor. It is popular wisdom to decry the negativity and say that it doesn’t work on “me.” But, of course, the data show that it indeed does.
Posted inNews
Op-Ed: Negative political ads fill vacuum of visionary thinking
It has been fascinating to eye-witness one of the most negative advertising campaigns in the nation – Connecticut’s race for Governor. It is popular wisdom to decry the negativity and say that it doesn’t work on “me.” But, of course, the data show that it indeed does.
Posted inHealth
Obamacare: Who’s still uninsured in CT, and why?
Connecticut had one of the lowest uninsured rates in the country before Obamacare, and has been heralded as one of the most successful states in rolling out the health law. But even here, on the eve of the second sign-up period for private insurance under the health law, it’s not hard to find people without health insurance. So who are they, and what are their chances of getting insured anytime soon?
Posted inEducation
State education board wants to open eight new charter schools
The State Board of Education is asking the state for $21 million to fund eight new charter schools to open over the next two school years. The request would add hundreds of seats in charter schools throughout Connecticut.
Posted inHealth
Obamacare case headed to U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t directly affect CT
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a key case related to Obamacare, but it has little direct impact on Connecticut.
Posted inEducation
Students urge ramping up campus security; U.S. releases crime stats
Student leaders at the state’s largest college system are concerned with shortcomings in security on their campuses and are calling for improvements, as campus crime data is updated. See our story and an interactive graphic showing reported crime on Connecticut campuses. (Photo: The cover of Yale’s annual security and fire safety report.)
Posted inPolitics
Klarides elected as first woman to lead House GOP
The winners of Tuesday’s legislative races met Thursday in closed caucuses to elect new leaders in three of the General Assembly’s four caucuses, including Rep. Themis Klarides as the first woman to serve as House Republican leader.
Posted inPolitics
Pollsters win in Connecticut governor’s race
Quinnipiac University, Public Policy Polling and Rasmussen Reports all were winners in Connecticut’s race for governor with final polls that were spot on or within the margin of error compared to the actual results.
Posted inHealth
30,000 could lose coverage or subsidies as exchange addresses income, immigration discrepancies
As many as 30,000 customers of the state’s health insurance exchange could lose their coverage or see a drop in the subsidies used to discount their premiums next month because they did not submit information needed to verify their eligibility.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Congratulations, Governor. Now wise up on education policy
You did it, Gov. Dannel Malloy. Another close one, just as Colin McEnroe predicted last May. You certainly earned the victory, having headed the state during economically merciless times, in the face of hurricanes and a horrible school shooting. Your critics during the election acted like you had inflicted some kind of disaster on the […]