I am writing in regard to the recent House Bill No. 5566 that proposes to prohibit added sodium in drinks offered in Connecticut Schools. Chocolate milk will be eliminated from all Connecticut schools menus because there is no chocolate milk formulation in place without added sodium. As president of the Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, […]
Op-Ed: Don’t include chocolate milk in school lunch sodium bill
Posted inEducation, Health
To explain living with autism, stories of kindness and challenges
Lynn Ricci is grateful for the grocery store clerks who answer her 18-year-old son’s many questions. She and others wrote about the kindness they encounter and challenges they face for a website aimed at helping families affected by autism, and at helping others understand what it’s like to have a child with a disability.
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“Fiscal Sustainability: Critical to Connecticut’s Growth” this morning in Groton
“Fiscal Sustainability: Critical to Connecticut’s Growth,” the third in a series of programs throughout the year discussing the state’s fiscal challenges and opportunities, will take place this morning starting at 7:30 a.m. at The Groton Inn & Suites, 99 Gold Star Highway, Groton. The event is sponsored by Webster Bank.
Posted inPolitics
Foley coy on picking an LG, taking public financing
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley said Thursday he has the delegates and dollars he needs on the eve of this weekend’s GOP nominating convention: sufficient delegates to win, and enough dollars to qualify for public financing.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal asks VA chief to consider calling in FBI and firing staff
Washington – Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Thursday pressed Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to call in the FBI to determine whether crimes were committed at his agency, which has been accused of falsifying reports on delays of care that may have caused the deaths of some veterans
Posted inMoney
CT’s jobless rate under 7 percent for first time in five years
Connecticut’s unemployment rate cracked the 7 percent floor for the first time in five years in April thanks to 2,200 new jobs created, the state Labor Department reported Thursday.
Posted inPolitics
GOP congressional hopefuls short on cash, experience
Democrats re-nominated five U.S. House incumbents without opposition Wednesday. Republicans are competing with each other, often spending their own money, in four of the state’s five congressional districts.
Posted inHealth
Obamacare got them insurance, but patients still face barriers to care
The law known as Obamacare helped thousands of Connecticut residents get health care coverage. But for many, getting coverage eliminated just one of many barriers to getting health care.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-Ed: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs needs fixing
After its many reported transgressions, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs needs an attitude adjustment and it must start at the top.
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Op-Ed: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs needs fixing
After its many reported transgressions, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs needs an attitude adjustment and it must start at the top.
Posted inNews
After Iraq: Dee Jordan deeply connected to the veterans she helps
The story of Dee Jordan, a veteran and intake worker at VA Connecticut’s Errera Community Care Center, is The Mirror’s first story this year to address veterans’ issues in Connecticut. Errera, based in West Haven, serves veterans of all wars who struggle with mental illness, substance abuse or homelessness.
Posted inPolitics
Murphy backs Obama plan on Russia -– and urges caution
WASHINGTON – Citing Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor Wednesday to defend President Obama’s policy toward Russia from GOP sniping — and to suggest changes.
Posted inEducation
Connecticut college system’s buy-one, get-one-free course plan scaled back
Connecticut lawmakers have scaled back the key component of the plan aimed at shoring up the financial deficits the state’s largest public college system faces in the coming years. There will be less than half the original funding of the buy-one, get-one-free course incentive program.
Posted inEducation, Politics
Improved graduation rates give Malloy a campaign talking point
A fourth consecutive year of improving graduation rates and narrowing achievement gaps gave Gov. Dannel P. Malloy an opportunity Wednesday to begin to turn education reform from an irritant in his relationship with teachers to an election-year asset with the broader electorate.
Posted inEducation
Senate leader a finalist for community college presidency
Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, who is not seeking re-election after 22 years in office, was named Wednesday as one of three finalists for the presidency of Quinebaug Valley Community College.
