The Connecticut state police released thousands of pages worth of reports Friday afternoon from their investigation into the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting in Newtown that claimed 26 lives. The state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which includes the state police division, posted more than 840 pdf files of written reports, 22 additional files […]
Part of Newtown report zeroes in on the mystery that was Adam Lanza
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CT state college system discloses merit pay hikes
The state’s merged public college system released details Friday on merit pay increases, which averaged 2 percent for each of 278 officials and administrators. The raises, which were awarded Friday but are retroactive to early September, are in addition to the 3 percent cost-of-living increase the Board of Regents for Higher Education granted these non-union […]
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Thank You, from The Connecticut Mirror
Dear Friends, Thank you. Thank you to every individual, business, organization and foundation that sees the value in what our staff produces every day of the year. Thank you for your continuing support of The Connecticut Mirror, which now has the largest Capitol bureau in Hartford and is the only state news organization with a […]
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When getting Medicaid now means repaying the state later
This story has been updated. To read the new part, click here. Thousands of Connecticut residents will become eligible for Medicaid Jan. 1, and for some, the coverage will come with an often-overlooked trade-off: When they die, the state could dock their estates to repay the medical costs it covered. So-called “recovery” of the assets […]
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SUBMIT: “2014: Looking Ahead – Your View”
Are you a lawmaker with a strong opinion on policy in the coming year? An advocacy group sensing strong trends in health, education or a social issue facing Connecticut? An academic whose research may shed light on some aspect of life in Connecticut next year? Or are you a Connecticut resident and want to […]
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Bradford to retire as public safety commissioner
Reuben F. Bradford, a former state trooper and NFL security director who is Connecticut’s first black public-safety chief, will retire Feb. 1 as commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the agency that includes the Connecticut State Police. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office announced Bradford’s plans Thursday. Bradford, 67, returned to a demanding job in […]
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Aiming to end bias against CT’s older unemployed
Ending a longtime discriminatory practice against the unemployed topped a list of recommendations from the state legislature’s chief investigative panel to help more of Connecticut’s older residents find work. The Program Review and Investigations Committee also recommended expanding education and training opportunities for seniors, increasing access to small business subsidies and promoting the state’s apprenticeship […]
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With gridlock in D.C., some question worth of lobbyists
Washington — For years, the University of Hartford employed a Washington lobbyist to help the school tap federal funds, including $2 million to help build a new performing arts center. “For every dollar we spent (on lobbying), we got about $8 back,” said John Carson, vice president of university relations. But the university ended its relationship […]
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Connecticut companies spent millions lobbying in Washington this year
Washington – To some Connecticut companies, making sure nothing happens in Washington is just as important as making sure something does. Take Guilford-based American Cruise Lines, for example. It spent $40,000 last year lobbying Congress not to restore the famous Delta Queen riverboat’s right to navigate the Mississippi River. Its investment in preventing congressional action was apparently […]
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Connecticut hospital scorecard: Who owns your hospital?
Connecticut has long been dominated by locally run, independent hospitals or those in small regional networks, but that’s changing. The number of hospitals joining larger networks has grown dramatically in recent years, and experts expect the trend toward consolidation to continue. Similarly, while all but one of the state’s hospitals are nonprofit, that’s likely to […]
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Gun owners see choices in CT governor’s race as bad or worse
When the Connecticut Citizens Defense League endorsed Republican Tom Foley in the 2010 race for governor, it went unnoticed. The gun owners’ group was just a year old, and gun control barely registered as an issue in Foley’s close contest with Democrat Dannel P. Malloy. Now, it is in rapid-growth mode, with a membership that […]
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62,153 people signed up for Obamacare coverage by first deadline
As of midnight Tuesday, 62,153 Connecticut residents had signed up for coverage as part of the federal health law commonly known as Obamacare, according to figures from Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.
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Enrollment brisk, demand high at first Connecticut Obamacare enrollment deadline
Enrollment in insurance plans offered as part of the federal health law continued to surge Monday, the last day to sign up for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1. “We’re just exploding here today,” Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, said Monday.
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CT GOP struggles, while Dems bank $550K
As the Connecticut Democratic Party thrived, the state Republican Party ran a deficit in its federal account in November, ending the month with just $7,107 in cash and a debt of $7,513, the latest indicator of a GOP in dire straits on the eve of a statewide election year. Finance reports filed over the weekend […]
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Connecticut gets first federal buyouts for Sandy victims
The results of the first federal property buyout for victims of storm Sandy are likely to mean, among other changes, that in the next few years, one shoreline neighborhood in West Haven could all but disappear.