Access Health officials say the free mobile app will make it easier for people to shop for health care coverage using smart phones or tablets. Officials hope it will appeal to young people — a coveted customer pool — and to people who have smart phones but don’t have regular access to a computer.
Access Health CT’s mobile app rolling out
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Blumenthal slams GM report on defects, recalls
WASHINGTON – A General Motors -commissioned report on the company’s slow response to a deadly ignition-switch defect was blasted by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who said it left critical questions unanswered and absolved top officials of responsibility.
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Federal money for Connecticut road projects may dry up
WASHINGTON — Connecticut and most other states rely on the federal government for the lion’s share of their transportation funding. But because Congress can’t agree on how to fund federal road projects, money for the highway trust fund –financed by largely by gasoline taxes — will run out in a few weeks.
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Murphy asks French president to stop selling warships to Russia
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and five other U.S. senators are trying to tell French President François Hollande what to do.
More specifically, Murphy has sent a letter to Hollande asking he halt the delivery of two French-made warships to the Russian Navy that cost about $1.6 billion each.
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Op-Ed: Interfaith efforts teach tolerance, both global and local
Conscientious people in Connecticut and elsewhere– from the Ahmadiyya to the Anti-Defamation League, from the Latino-Jewish Dialogue to the Jewish-Muslim Community Dialogue and the Interfaith Youth Core — are working to advance understanding and peace. Let’s join them, or launch our own such endeavors – individually and institutionally.
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Op-Ed: Interfaith efforts teach tolerance, both global and local
Conscientious people in Connecticut and elsewhere– from the Ahmadiyya to the Anti-Defamation League, from the Latino-Jewish Dialogue to the Jewish-Muslim Community Dialogue and the Interfaith Youth Core — are working to advance understanding and peace. Let’s join them, or launch our own such endeavors – individually and institutionally.
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Legislators say DSS hearing rules must change for ‘fundamental fairness’
They’re called fair hearings — the chance people get to appeal decisions made by the state Department of Social Services, such as denials of applications for benefits or being turned down for Medicaid coverage of a certain treatment. But some legislators say the way the department handles the hearings makes them anything but fair.
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Merrill is 1st statewide candidate to get public financing in ’14
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on Wednesday became the first statewide candidate to qualify for public financing in 2014 as the State Elections Enforcement Commission approved grants for her and seven legislative candidates.
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On Hartford vs. New Britain baseball, Malloy won’t swing
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy strongly distanced himself Wednesday from Hartford’s efforts to coax a minor-league baseball team from New Britain into a $60 million stadium the financially struggling capital city promises to build in time for the 2016 season.
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Malloy wants report by month’s end on CT teachers’ pension system
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called Wednesday for a report by month’s end on the number of teachers’ pension beneficiaries who have not received payments in a timely fashion.
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Obama to meet with UConn Huskies
Washington – President Obama on Monday will honor the NCAA Champion UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball teams, the White House announced Friday.
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Blumenthal, McCain press FCC on sports blackout rule
Washington – Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., are pressuring the Federal Communications Commission to finalize regulations that would lift a ban on cable companies that prohibit them from running sporting events that are subject to local broadcast blackouts.
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Experts: Autism diagnosis and treatment less accessible to low-income families
“…We can reliably diagnose autism at 24 months,” one expert says, “yet our average age of diagnosis is four and a half years old. For Latinos, it’s six years.” A special panel of experts discussed this disparity in autism diagnosis and treatment in a forum Tuesday.
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Judge Cofield opts for retirement over difficult reappointment
Superior Court Judge E. Curtissa Cofield, who has twice been suspended in the past five years, notified the Judicial Selection Commission by email Tuesday that she is withdrawing her application for another term, according to two officials familiar with her application.
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Malloy signs for-profit hospital bill, e-cigarette ban for minors
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed a bill that clears the way for nonprofit hospitals to convert to for-profits, a measure that grew out of intense, last-minute negotiations involving hospitals, unions and lawmakers from both parties.