The co-chairwoman of the General Assembly’s powerful budget-writing committee is angry that the State Board of Education has approved opening more charter schools than the state budget provides for.
Not so fast: Key lawmaker upset with approval of more charter schools
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Gun-control advocates to back CT allies with super PAC
An untested coalition of 28 gun-control groups in Connecticut marked the anniversary of a legislative victory – bipartisan passage of a sweeping gun law in response to the Newtown massacre – by promising to protect their allies from political defeat this fall.
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CT gets another insurer: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a nonprofit Massachusetts company, said Thursday that it has received a license to begin selling coverage in the state.
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Exploration’s over: David Walker announces for Lt. Governor
David M. Walker, former U.S. comptroller general, said he is closing his exploratory committee and running for a spot on the GOP under ticket.
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New analysis pinpoints change on Connecticut’s Long Island shoreline
Data from Connecticut’s shoreline from as far back as 1880 shows for the first time how, where, how much and how fast the shoreline has changed — mostly receding — in the last 130 years.
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Key CT legislator wary of proposed for-profit hospital moratorium
House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey Wednesday expressed reservations about a controversial proposal that would impose a moratorium on nonprofit hospitals becoming for-profit.
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Connecticut’s charter school enrollment set to surge
More students than ever are about to have the chance to enroll in a charter school in Connecticut.
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Yes, it’s that time again: Campaign ads return to CT airwaves
The snow is melting, the robins are back, the Red Sox are playing meaningful games again — and a candidate for state office in Connecticut has made the first TV buy of 2014. The ad is from Bob Eick, a Republican candidate for treasurer.
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Op-ed: Why telemonitoring makes sense for Connecticut’s chronically ill
The state should support advanced in-home telemonitoring services under our state’s private insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Court invalidates aggregate limits on federal contributions
Washington – The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down an aggregate limit of $123,2000 in contributions that an individual can make to federal candidates, parties and political action committees each campaign cycle.
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How much does the state owe your school district?
If the spending cap on education were removed this year, the state would have to pay an additional $687.6 million to fully fund the formula.
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CT lawmakers push to update Equal Pay Act
Washington – Paying men more than women for the same job was outlawed 50 years ago, but the issue has become one of the most divisive in an already balkanized Congress.
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Revolving door spins for Connecticut delegation
WASHINGTON — Many Connecticut lawmakers who have retired recently have become lobbyists. An analysis by The Connecticut Mirror shows that dozens of staffers for the state’s lawmakers have also swung through the revolving door, the term used for an ingrained, and growing, Washington phenomenon for when lawmakers and their staff leave Capitol Hill for more lucrative lobbying jobs.
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Maryland scraps Obamacare website for Connecticut model
Maryland has decided to scrap its malfunctioning health care exchange for the technology Connecticut developed for its Obamacare website, AccessHealthCT, the state’s governor said late Tuesday.
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Malloy promises consumer protections — details to come
Consumer advocates responded cautiously Tuesday to a promise by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other top Democrats to deliver far-reaching consumer protections to thwart misleading marketing by electric suppliers.