We should not be mandating an unrealistic minimum wage as Rep. Peter Tercyak recently suggested in his advocacy of a bill that would tax large businesses that don’t pay their workers a “living wage.” We should be addressing the root cause of families’ struggles.
Op-Ed: Don’t mandate workers’ wages, make their lives affordable
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Unions, RGA pump another $1.9 million into CT governor’s race
The Republican Governors Association contributed $800,000 Friday to a super PAC backing Republican Tom Foley, while two national public-employee unions put up $1.1 million to back Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the first-term Democratic incumbent, according to filings late Friday night.
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DCF unveils plan for overhaul of children’s mental health care
A new state blueprint for children’s mental health services recommends standardized screening and enhanced school services, better training for all caregivers and the “pooling” of hundreds of millions in public funds to more effectively finance vital programs.
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Wilson-Foley aide: Hiring Rowland was handing campaign foes ‘a loaded gun’
NEW HAVEN – The first manager of Lisa Wilson-Foley’s congressional campaign testified Friday that publicly hiring John G. Rowland as a campaign consultant would have been akin to “handing her opponents a loaded gun and saying, ‘Shoot me.’ ”
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Survey finds CT’s sluggish recovery is biggest business concern
A state economy that continues to lag both the region and the nation is Connecticut businesses greatest concern, according to the latest annual survey by the state’s chief business lobby.
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Follow the campaign cash with the Money Map
Want to follow the flow of cash to Connecticut’s Democratic and Republican parties? Start in Greenwich, then drive next door to Stamford. In those two communities, you’ll find the sources of one in every five dollars contributed in itemized individual contributions since Jan. 1, 2013. Or, you can sit at your computer and roll your cursor across The Mirror’s new Money Map, an easy tool to see where the two parties have been getting their money.
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The Money Map: Who is giving to the state political parties?
Who gives the most money to the state party committees? Who do these people work for, and where do they live? Explore our interactive map.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut’s DCF can do better for kids who ‘opt out’
Many young adults in Connecticut foster care decline to continue receiving services from a system they view as oppressive because they are desperate for freedom and family. The Department of Children and Families has better options than leaving them potentially homeless and unprepared for adult life.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut’s DCF can do better for kids who ‘opt out’
Many young adults in Connecticut foster care decline to continue receiving services from a system they view as oppressive because they are desperate for freedom and family. The Department of Children and Families has better options than leaving them potentially homeless and unprepared for adult life.
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State to review CT police use of military equipment
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s police chiefs assured the state’s U.S. senators that the abuses of police authority that occurred in Ferguson, Mo., would likely not happen in Connecticut. But it’s likely Connecticut cops’ use of military equipment to fight crime is soon coming under review.
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CT public colleges seek big boost in state aid — and a tuition hike
Connecticut’s largest public college system needs an 11 percent increase in its base-level state funding next year– just to limit an anticipated tuition-and-fee hike to 2 percent, according to an administration proposal.
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Op-Ed: Educational accountability — Is the tide turning against testing mania?
Corporate education reformers and their fixation with testing are damaging Connecticut’s educational system. The Common Core standards being implemented throughout the state do not give teachers enough input or flexibility in determining curriculum.
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Op-Ed: Educational accountability — Is the tide turning against testing mania?
Corporate education reformers and their fixation with testing are damaging Connecticut’s educational system. The Common Core standards being implemented throughout the state do not give teachers enough input or flexibility in determining curriculum.
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Greenberg’s candidacy takes a complicating detour
NEW HAVEN – Lots of politicians tell the press and public the truth, if not always the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But Mark Greenberg, the Republican nominee for the 5th Congressional District, may be the only candidate in this election season to actually talk about his political ambitions under oath. His status as a government witness in a high-profile corruption trial could complicate the final weeks of his third campaign for Congress.
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CT Senators clash again with feds over Danbury prisoners
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are again at loggerheads with the federal Bureau of Prisons over the fates of about 200 female prisoners who were transferred out of state while serving sentences at the federal prison in Danbury.