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Patient with Ebola-like symptoms evaluated at Yale-New Haven

by Arielle Levin Becker October 16, 2014 @ 10:23 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

Updated 1:45 p.m.
A patient with Ebola-like symptoms was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital for evaluation late Wednesday night. “We have not confirmed or ruled-out any diagnosis at this point,” the hospital said in a statement.

CT Viewpoints

Op-Ed: State must do more to assure education equity

by Jim Boucher and Elizabeth Horton Sheff October 16, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:45 pm

Today, the Sheff v. O’Neill education suit is still about equity – ensuring that Hartford children have the same educational opportunities as children in the best suburban schools and that all students have access to a quality, integrated education.

News

Op-Ed: State must do more to assure education equity

by Jim Boucher and Elizabeth Horton Sheff October 16, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

Politics

For a second time, Tom Foley works to close the deal

by Mark Pazniokas October 16, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

It’s a simple question that executive search committees ask. The query is meant to test whether the desire to be a chief executive can be crystallized into a single concrete act: OK, let’s say you have the job, what do you do first? It’s a question Tom Foley has no answer for. Second of a two-day series.

Politics

Courtney continues to outpace Hopkins-Cavanagh in fundraising

by Ana Radelat October 15, 2014 @ 7:00 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

Washington – Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, has raised about $1.2 in his race against Republican candidate Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, whose latest filing with the Federal Elections Commission show her campaign has raised $84,400, most of it from her own pocket.

Politics

Greenberg loans campaign more money

by Ana Radelat October 15, 2014 @ 4:36 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

WASHINGTON — Republican Mark Greenberg loaned his campaign another $592,500 during the summer, making his personal investment in his effort to unseat Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, more than $1.1 million, according to the latest filings with the Federal Elections Commission.

Politics

Ebola crisis prompts Obama to postpone Bridgeport rally

by Mark Pazniokas October 15, 2014 @ 12:37 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

President Obama abruptly canceled political trips to New Jersey and Connecticut for a fundraiser and a rally Wednesday to instead preside over a White House meeting of cabinet agencies coordinating a response to the Ebola outbreak.

Money, Politics

Foley, Malloy find common ground in GAAP

by Keith M. Phaneuf October 15, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:28 pm

Who says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and GOP gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley can’t find common ground? The fierce political rivals apparently agree on one topic, though it might not be the most pressing in the minds of voters: the ongoing conversion of state finances to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Republican candidate Tom Foley during the 2014 gubernatorial campaign

Politics

Tom Foley, up close and surprisingly personal

by Mark Pazniokas October 15, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

Connecticut can’t quite get a bead on Tom Foley. If voters elect him governor in three weeks, polling says it will be mainly for the fact he is not Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Deep into his second run, Foley still prompts questions about who he is, why he is running and what, exactly, he would do if elected. In a recent two-hour interview, Foley explored some of those questions. First of a two-day series.

News

DCCC pulls money from 5th District race

by Ana Radelat October 14, 2014 @ 8:04 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

Washington – A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official said the organization has pulled $300,000 worth of television ads intended to help Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, in her race against Republican businessman Mark Greenberg.

Politics

Andrew Maynard’s family says senator making progress in recovery

by Keith M. Phaneuf October 14, 2014 @ 1:10 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

Sen. Andrew Maynard’s family continues “to be optimistic about his ability to achieve a full recovery” from a serious brain injury caused by a fall last summer.

Politics

Elections Commission slams Democrats over campaign finance plan

by Mark Pazniokas October 14, 2014 @ 12:45 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm

In unusually blunt language, the State Elections Enforcement Commission is asking the Federal Election Commission to prevent the state Democratic Party from using funds from a federal campaign finance account to pay for a mailing supporting the re-election of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The commission says the party is trying to “circumvent” state laws.

Energy & Environment

Stamford joins pioneering energy-saving program

by Jan Ellen Spiegel October 14, 2014 @ 5:30 amSeptember 4, 2022 @ 10:27 pm

Stamford has become the sixth city in the nation and the first in New England to join a national program called the 2030 Districts. It’s designed to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions without relying on government. It’s entirely voluntary and there are no penalties if goals aren’t met.

Politics

Big guns for Malloy: Clinton on Monday, Obama on Wednesday

by Mark Pazniokas October 13, 2014 @ 8:16 pmJuly 11, 2022 @ 1:07 pm

With Democrats claiming momentum, Bill Clinton came to Hartford on Monday to keep the ball rolling, telling a partisan crowd that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy deserve re-election, a message President Obama intends to reinforce Wednesday night in Bridgeport at his first campaign rally of 2014.

CT Viewpoints

Op-Ed: Common Core can be a success for our children

by Jeffrey Villar October 13, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:45 pm

The Common Core Standards issue is rife with misinformation, none of which helps build a rigorous and competitive educational program that will prepare children for success in life.

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