Precisely timed to attract live coverage at the top of three local 6 o’clock newscasts, a jubilant Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Thursday a bill that makes Connecticut the first state to embrace President Obama’s goal of a $10.10 minimum wage.
Live on every newscast, Malloy signs $10.10 minimum wage bill
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Budget cheat sheet: The CT legislature’s proposal
Spoiler alert: The budget proposal released Thursday by Democrats in the General Assembly is not going to become law as written. But it helps to set the stage for negotiations with the Malloy administration toward a final budget, and it points to the legislators’ priorities.
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Connecticut’s jobless rate falls to 7 percent
Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell to 7 percent in February as the state gained about 800 jobs, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Esty introduces e-cigarette bill
Washington—Rep. Elizabeth Esty introduced a bill Thursday that would ban advertising of e-cigarettes to children. “Advertisements for e-cigarettes that highlight flavors like bubblegum or gummy bears and promote cartoon characters are shameless efforts to addict our kids,” Esty said.
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CT Obamacare exchange enrolling more than 3,000 people per day
As of Wednesday afternoon, 178,601 state residents had signed up for Medicaid or private insurance through the exchange, Access Health CT.
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Op-ed: Remove restrictions on nursing care services for CT vets
Research shows that APRNs provide high-quality care that produces patient outcomes comparable to those achieved by physicians, often at lower cost and with higher patient satisfaction.
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Obamacare enrollment deadline not changing in Connecticut
The federal government announced earlier this week that people signing up for health care coverage through the exchanges it runs could get some extra time to enroll. But that doesn’t apply in Connecticut, which runs its own health insurance exchange, known as Access Health CT.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut must stay the course on Common Core
Common Core emphasizes authentic comprehension. In the past, students could depend on memorization to pass an upcoming test, then forget the procedures afterwards; yet they’d need to relearn the material in the following years.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut must stay the course on Common Core
Common Core emphasizes authentic comprehension. In the past, students could depend on memorization to pass an upcoming test, then forget the procedures afterwards; yet they’d need to relearn the material in the following years.
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Op-ed: College retention is everyone’s challenge
Too many challenged, first generation and under-represented students do not make it to campus after being admitted somewhere, in Connecticut and the nation.
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Budget panel fills Malloy’s gap, boosts social services
One week after a $70 million hole was uncovered in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget proposal for 2014-15, the legislature’s Appropriations Committee is set to make revisions increasing spending for social services, while using surplus funds to close the budget gap.
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Op-ed: Juvenile offenders need a second chance
As the president of a university, I can confirm what all parents know — that the children who arrive on our campus have a lot of growing up left to do.
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GMO activist qualifies for public financing in House race
Tara Cook-Littman, the founder of GMO Free CT, said Wednesday she already has qualified for public financing in her recently announced campaign for the state House of Representatives.
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Blumenthal asks for money for some, not all, endangered Democrats
In one of his latest fundraising appeals, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has asked his donors to give to the campaigns of three endangered Democrats, Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Kay Hagen of North Carolina and Mark Udall of Colorado instead of giving that money to his campaign.
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Connecticut becomes first state to pass $10.10 minimum wage
On partisan votes in both chambers, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that increases the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will sign the bill into law Thursday night at the restaurant in New Britain visited by President Obama before a recent rally.