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To target childhood obesity, start even younger, experts say
Many efforts targeting obesity focus on school-aged children. But a growing body of research suggests that to have the biggest impact, the work needs to start with even younger children, and their mothers.
Posted inPolitics
RGA spending to defeat Malloy tops $2.1 million
The Republican Governors Association has put another $610,020 into its campaign to unseat first-term Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, raising its total spending in Connecticut above $2.1 million for 2014, according to a filing early Saturday with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-Ed: March Sunday because healthy communities need climate action
As nurses, we care for our communities. We are there for the boy with the broken arm, the lady from the bank with heart problems, or the retiree with the flu. We are there when our friends and neighbors are hurting, and we do our best to get them better. We are there to help […]
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Op-Ed: March Sunday because healthy communities need climate action
As nurses, we care for our communities. We are there for the boy with the broken arm, the lady from the bank with heart problems, or the retiree with the flu. We are there when our friends and neighbors are hurting, and we do our best to get them better. We are there to help […]
Posted inPolitics
Rowland guilty on all counts, but lawyer vows appeal
NEW HAVEN — A jury in U.S. District Court convicted former Gov. John G. Rowland on Friday on charges arising from what the government described as a scheme to solicit two congressional campaigns in 2010 and 2012 to secretly pay him as a political consultant in violation of U.S. campaign finance laws.
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At a glance: The 7 charges against ex-governor John G. Rowland
Here is a breakdown of the seven-count indictment against former Gov. John G. Rowland. A jury in U.S. District Court deliberated for about 90 minutes Thursday and resumed their work at 9 a.m. Friday.
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Why some Obamacare insurance discounts could drop in 2015
Costs to buy insurance through Connecticut’s health insurance exchange won’t, on average, rise much next year. For some plans, the prices are dropping. But some customers who get financial aid to buy their insurance could see price increases beyond the rise in sticker price if they stick with their current plans.
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Murphy, Blumenthal split on authorization to arm Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s Democratic senators split Thursday over legislation that would give the Obama administration authority to arm and train Syrian rebels, but the measure won approval in the Senate on a bipartisan, 78-22 vote.
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Rowland’s fate placed in the jury’s hands
NEW HAVEN – The case against former Gov. John G. Rowland went to the jury at 3:37 p.m. Thursday after a day of argument about whether Rowland, the political wunderkind who became a felon, conspired to illegally hide work for a congressional candidate by accepting a consulting contract from her husband’s company.
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Bolden nomination to U.S. court advances despite GOP opposition
Saying he is an “activist” who would not interpret the law without bias, a key Republican lawmaker led GOP opposition Thursday to the nomination of New Haven Corporation Counsel Victor Allen Bolden as a U.S. District court judge for Connecticut. Nonetheless, Bolden’s nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line 10-8 vote.
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Op-Ed: Data shows urgent need for transformation of public education
A steady increase in the number of black, Hispanic and Asian students in public schools is making it more important than ever to transform public education into a system that works well for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, race, or economic status.
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Op-Ed: Data shows urgent need for transformation of public education
A steady increase in the number of black, Hispanic and Asian students in public schools is making it more important than ever to transform public education into a system that works well for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, race, or economic status.
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In CT delegation, Courtney casts sole vote to arm Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District was the only member of Connecticut’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives to vote for an amendment Wednesday that will allow the Pentagon to spend money arming and training Syrian rebels.
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Exchange says Obamacare helped close racial, ethnic coverage gaps
Black and Hispanic Connecticut residents were disproportionately likely to be uninsured before the rollout of the federal health law, and new data suggest that the first sign-up period for coverage under Obamacare made a dent in that disparity.