As a patient, as well as a professional health care delivery partner, my observation of the skill level and dedication of the APRN specialty is very high.
Op-ed: Doctors’ concerned are unfounded — APRN bill should be passed
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-ed: Schools need to feed our kids better
Schools need to take the initiative and feed our children nutritious meals with creativity and appetizing selections.
Posted inEducation
Wanted: Bright, passionate teachers for a new era
Some critics contend that U.S. schools are losing too many top graduates to law, medicine or other high-profile careers at a time when schools are under pressure to close the achievement gap and raise standards. Educators in Connecticut and elsewhere are looking for ways to lure the brightest candidates into the classroom.
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Op-ed: For CT business leaders, every day is Earth Day
To thousands of businesses across Connecticut, every day is Earth Day, because of the investments they have made to do more with less – in this case, less energy.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Millstone gets temperature increase OK after 2012 shutdown
The Millstone Nuclear Power Station can increase its intake water temperature limit. This comes in the aftermath of a shutdown in 2012 when the water temperature was too warm.
Posted inEducation, Health
Feds: CT needs more day care inspectors, more frequent inspections
Federal reviewers visited state-inspected day care centers and found violations including a fuse box accessible to children; a first-aid kit, shaving cream and hair gel within reach of children; and exposed wiring in a gazebo used by youngsters. In one case, federal reviewers visited a day care center that had been inspected the month before, but still uncovered 11 potentially hazardous conditions and five playground safety problems.
Posted inHealth
CT Obamacare exchange lags in attracting small businesses
Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, drew national praise for its performance in enrolling more than 208,000 individuals in health care coverage. But the small business side of Connecticut’s exchange hasn’t done so well. As of April 8, it covered a total of 330 people.
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Op-ed: Connecticut’s leadership on juvenile justice in jeopardy
What’s going on? Connecticut has been a national leader in juvenile justice policy, but all of a sudden, it’s in danger of losing its crown.
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Op-ed: Caution: All ‘independent practice’ for APRNs is not equal
The APRN legislation proposed for Connecticut should NOT be approved.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Keno’s repeal is no longer a sure bet in Connecticut
Keno, the unwanted child of Connecticut politics, vilified by gambling opponents and publicly defended by no major political figure, improbably remains alive as the General Assembly begins the last two weeks of the 2014 session.
Posted inNews
“Small State, Big Debate” registration ends Friday
Registration for The Connecticut Mirror’s signature event, “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality” ends next Friday, April 25. Do you or your organization have tickets?
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Op-ed: Case management is critical for homeless, mentally ill in CT
Controlling for total population, Connecticut has one of the top five highest number of mentally ill individuals who are homeless in the country.
Posted inNews
Washington Watch, Week of April 20 – 26
Washington — Lawmakers are still on their Easter/Passover/Spring break this week, and President Obama is on the move.
Posted inNews
2014 nonprofit support packages now available on ctmirror.org
As the 2014 legislative session continues, The Connecticut Mirror has created a sponsorship/support package for every nonprofit in the state — large and small. Nonprofits rely on The Mirror, the largest Capitol bureau in the state and the only Connecticut news outlet with a dedicated reporter in Washington, D.C., for their public policy news and analysis on such topics as health, education, the state budget and children’s issues.
Posted inEducation, Politics
A Connecticut teen, a new UConn union, and money talk$
The story of “Jane Doe,” the transgender teenager who has never been charged with a crime being sent to the Connecticut adult women’s prison, burned a path through the week of legislative and political news.