All of Connecticut’s children are harmed by the narrow and inappropriate content of the Common Core Standards, but children of color are hurt most of all. Connecticut should reject reject this misguided “reform” and foster real growth and real learning among its young.
Op-Ed: Connecticut, a Jim Crow state?
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Op-Ed: Connecticut, a Jim Crow state?
All of Connecticut’s children are harmed by the narrow and inappropriate content of the Common Core Standards, but children of color are hurt most of all. Connecticut should reject reject this misguided “reform” and foster real growth and real learning among its young.
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Long-shot candidates hope voter discontent gives them a boost
A Green Party candidate, Bll Clyde is one of several minor party and unaffiliated candidates who will be competing for a congressional seat in Connecticut this year. Like Clyde, they may have a liberal bent. Or they may be conservative or libertarian. But they all have one thing in common – contempt for the way the major parties are running things.
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CT Sen. Murphy at odds with Obama’s plan to arm Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON – President Obama hopes Congress votes this week to allow the Pentagon to arm and train Syrian rebels, but Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is absolutely not on board.
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Foley, Malloy vow to spend more on transportation, but offer no plans to pay for it
NORTH HAVEN – While Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Greenwich businessman Tom Foley both vowed Monday to spend heavily on transportation, neither gubernatorial contender outlined any plans to pay for these investments.
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Courtney’s first campaign ads stress work for Electric Boat, sub base
WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, began airing the first campaign ad in his race for re-election Monday, stressing his work to protect Navy contracts for a major employer in his district, Electric Boat.
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Feds draw picture for jurors as Rowland case nears its end
Updated: 3:40 p.m.
NEW HAVEN – The government rested its case Monday against former Gov. John G. Rowland, who is accused of entering into a sham consulting deal with Apple Rehab to hide his status as a paid adviser to Lisa Wilson-Foley’s 2012 congressional campaign. Rowland’s lawyer strongly hinted that his list of witnesses will not include Rowland.
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ER visits and hospitalizations for asthma on the rise
A growing number of people are using hospital emergency departments for treatment of asthma symptoms. Each year from 2005 to 2009, Connecticut residents with asthma symptoms on average visited the emergency room 22,000 times, and were hospitalized 4,800 times.
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Need to reach a DSS worker? Can you hold for 78 minutes?
More than a year after the state Department of Social Services changed its phone system, people who rely on it say it remains unacceptably difficult to reach a worker. Last month, callers looking to speak to a person waited on hold an average of 78 minutes. And 71 percent hung up first.
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Op-Ed: Dietitians’ services should be covered under Medicaid
Dietitians are an essential part of the health care system, and their services should be covered when the Department of Social Services enacts new regulations on Oct. 1.
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Op-Ed: Dietitians’ services should be covered under Medicaid
Dietitians are an essential part of the health care system, and their services should be covered when the Department of Social Services enacts new regulations on Oct. 1.
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Washington Watch, Week of Sept. 14
Lawmakers will try to leave Washington at the end of the week for the home-stretch of campaigning before Election Day. But before Congress recesses, it must first consider President Obama’s request for authority to arm Syrian rebels.
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‘Fiscal Sustainability’ series continues Thursday in New Haven
“Fiscal Sustainability: Critical to Connecticut’s Growth,” the fourth in a series of programs throughout the year discussing the state’s fiscal challenges and opportunities, will take place Thursday at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Ave., New Haven. Networking begins at 7:30 a.m. The program is scheduled for an 8 a.m. start.
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Himes, Debicella to debate three times next month
Washington – The campaign of Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District announced on Friday that three debates have been scheduled in October between the lawmaker and his opponent, Republican businessman Dan Debicella, in October.
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Esty, Greenberg release new ads, spar over ISIS, beheading
WASHINGTON – Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, and her Republican challenger, Mark Greenberg, avoided bashing each other in new TV campaign ads Friday, but Esty used a press conference to start another round in a heated exchange over a campaign e-mail dealing with ISIS and the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamic militants.