While Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has touted a proposal to increase spending on mental health services, agencies that run mental health and substance abuse clinics are bracing for more than $10 million in cuts to state grants starting July 1. And they say the cut could mean treating fewer people.
CT mental health clinics brace for state cuts tied to Obamacare
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Senate confirms Meyer for District Court
Washington – It took more than eight months and executing the “nuclear option,” but Jeffrey Alker Meyer, a law professor at Quinnipiac University and former federal prosecutor, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as a U.S. District Court judge in Connecticut. Meyer’s nomination had to clear a couple of hurdles Monday. The first was […]
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Malloy moves to avoid food stamp cuts
Washington – Gov . Dannel Malloy announced Monday that his administration will increase spending on heating assistance to thwart new federal regulations aimed at shrinking food stamp benefits for at least 50,000 households in the state. “Connecticut, for one, will not stand by while our low-income families and elders are put at risk by Washington […]
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Malloy, Williams back national popular vote
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, endorsed legislation Monday that would have Connecticut join an interstate compact committing the state’s electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The governor’s office announced the support of Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman as the legislature’s Government Administration […]
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Special election set for April 11 in 61st House District
A special election will be held Friday, April 11 in East Granby, Suffield and part of Windsor to choose a successor to Rep. Elaine C. O’Brien, D-Suffield, the governor’s office announced Monday. O’Brien, who was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2012, died Friday after a struggle with cancer. She was 58. Calling hours are […]
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CT’s Malloy jousts with Louisiana’s GOP governor at White House
“That’s the most insane statement I’ve ever heard,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s remark. “I don’t know how the heck we can be mad with people who made $404 a week.”
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Herbst paints dire fiscal picture for UConn
“We’ve made about as many cuts on the non-academic side as we can,” UConn President Susan Herbst told the legislature’s Appropriations Committee. “We are going to have to start in the academic side, and it’s very, very worrisome.”
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Obama’s labor secretary brings minimum wage campaign to CT
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez Monday brought the Obama administration’s campaign for a $10.10 minimum wage to Connecticut, where the congressional delegation and governor already are among the president’s strongest supporters on the issue.
With no congressional votes to win, a visit to highlight President Obama’s push for a higher minimum wage likely had multiple goals, including giving a measure of early re-election support to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who was seated next to Perez at a White House dinner for governors Sunday night.
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Key CT lawmaker asks: Is federal supervision of DCF still relevant?
Lawmaker questions whether federal oversight of DCF is still needed — but a national children’s advocate says, “There continue to be real problems” with the agency.
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CT environmental community watches as Klee takes helm of DEEP
“How is he going to operate in the political arena?” the advocate asked rhetorically about Robert Klee, new commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “It’s THE question.”
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“Fiscal Sustainability: Critical to Connecticut’s Growth” set for Tuesday morning
“Fiscal Sustainability: Critical to Connecticut’s Growth,” the first in a series of programs throughout the year discussing the state’s fiscal challenges and opportunities, will take place Tuesday, February 25, 2014, from 8-10 a.m. at The Society Room, 31 Pratt Street, Hartford. The event is sponsored by Webster Bank.
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Op-ed: Connecticut’s place in the knowledge economy is linked to higher education
The caliber, vision and ingenuity of higher education places Connecticut in an enviable position, squarely on the lead edge of the accelerating pace of change.
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Op-ed: Innovate with clinical care teams, not APRN independent practice
Certain aspects of straightforward mild illness and preventive care can be delivered just as well from an APRN as from a seasoned doctor. But does that warrant completely independent practice for APRNs in primary care without limitations?
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Malloy firm on one race: Won’t run for president
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy won’t say until May that he is running for re-election, but he didn’t hedge Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” about presidential ambitions in 2016: He has none.
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CT delegation’s travel raises eyebrows
News organizations across the country used to write these kind of high-interest, insider stories about their D.C. delegations all the time. Stories on congressional travel were part of the repertoire.