Strip the mandates and return control and the money to the towns and cities and let them, in conjunction with parents and teachers, best decide how to educate their children and use their resources.
Op-ed: Common Core and other education mandates are the problems
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Malloy supports financial aid for undocumented students
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told reporters Wednesday that he supports opening state-funded financial aid to undocumented students and will follow the legislature’s lead on the issue.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
PURA requests temporary tree-trimming halt
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has “requested” Connecticut Light and Power and United Illuminating “curtail” their practices known as enhanced tree trimming and enhanced tree removal until it rules on tree trimming policies covering both utilities.
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Martha Dean opens campaign with appeal to gun owners
Martha Dean told Connecticut’s largest gun group that her candidacy for governor was an opportunity for besieged gun owners to strike at a Democratic governor and General Assembly hostile to their rights — and to GOP candidates who only pay lip service to their interests. Dean says she will wage a Republican primary only if endorsed by the nominating convention in May.
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Domestic workers deserve this bill of rights
In Bridgeport tomorrow, the Connecticut legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee will hear public testimony on an Act establishing a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights for Connecticut. We write today to voice our support for this act.
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Op-ed: Domestic workers deserve this bill of rights
In Bridgeport tomorrow, the Connecticut legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee will hear public testimony on an Act establishing a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights for Connecticut. We write today to voice our support for this act.
Posted inHealth
Latest Obamacare confusion: Exchange plan provider networks
The rollout of the federal health law in Connecticut has been smoother than in many parts of the country, but it hasn’t been without hiccups. The latest one: finding providers who take the new coverage.
Posted inPolitics
CT considering state retirement program for private sector
With the support of the state treasurer and AARP, the Senate and House majority leaders are pushing legislation that would create a state-run retirement program for private-sector employees over the opposition of insurers and private investment advisors.
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Newtown cyclists say gun control campaign now a movement
WASHINGTON — Riding 400 miles from Newtown, 26 bicyclists hoping to change the nation’s gun laws faced some strong headwinds on their way to Washington, D.C. When they reached the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, they faced even more — of the political kind.
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Common Core moves forward; Malloy sets up task force for implementation
Facing mounting criticism on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Connecticut’s public schools, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday named members of a new task force to provide recommendations on how to ensure a successful rollout.
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Nonprofits, Programmers: Are you looking to solve a problem?
Connecticut is at a pivotal point. When equity gaps continue to grow and technological advancements march on the result is an even larger divide. What happens if these two worlds connected? Many community organizations have taken a grass roots approach to solving this problem, so we ask, “Can technology and social enterprise address inequality in our state?” The “Small State, Big Debate: Hackathon” aims to engage community organizations, technology, and social entrepreneurs in ways that extend beyond business as usual and create solutions that are contributing to the equity gaps affecting Connecticut’s communities.
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Martha Dean enters Connecticut race for governor
Martha Dean, a favorite of tea-party activists and gun owners, announced Tuesday she is running for governor, giving the Republican field of a half-dozen candidates its only woman and its strongest conservative contender.
Posted inHealth
Access Health CT has 152,561 enrollees; not clear how many were uninsured
More than 150,000 Connecticut residents have signed up for private insurance plans sold through the state’s health insurance exchange and for Medicaid since Oct. 1, according to Access Health CT, the state’s exchange.
Posted inPolitics
Boucher to seek re-election to state Senate
Sen. Toni Boucher, R-Wilton, announced Tuesday she has ended her exploratory campaign for governor to seek re-election to the state Senate.
Posted inHealth
Obamacare Q&A: Exchange deadlines, insurance options and tax credits
What you need to know about the end of the 2014 open enrollment period, the insurance options you’ll have once it’s over, when you’ll face a penalty if you don’t get covered and the possibility of getting federal financial help buying a health plan outside the exchange.