After years of trying, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd district, said Tuesday that he’s optimistic that Congress will take action to address a technicality that has left thousands of Medicare patients without coverage for nursing home care after leaving the hospital.
Courtney hopeful Congress will address Medicare “observation status”
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Op-ed: Our Vietnam veterans need your help
Nearly half the surviving 100,000 members of the U.S. Navy and Fleet Marines who fought in Vietnam between 1962 and 1975 may be suffering disabilities from the effects of Agent Orange/dioxin.
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ConnCAN poll supports Malloy education reforms
For the second consecutive year, an education reform group has released a poll indicating widespread support for the governor’s education initiatives.
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Connecticut state college system spokeswoman headed back to Capitol
Juliet Manalan, who was tapped by the state’s largest public college system as its spokeswoman last fall, is heading back to the state Capitol.
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Out-of-state money plays big role in CT lawmakers’ campaigns
WASHINGTON – Donations from out-of-state individuals and political action committees to members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are dwarfing contributions from the state’s voters, a Connecticut Mirror analysis of Federal Elections Commission data shows.
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Connecticut Congressional donation finder, 2013
In 2013, almost $5 million was contributed to Connecticut Congressional campaigns. Who were the top donors for each candidate? Where did the donations come from? What professions give to each candidate?
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Op-ed: Put CT on the presidential map
A national popular vote is consistent with one of America’s deeply held values: every vote should be equally important.
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Malloy: Let nurse practitioners in CT work independent of doctors
The Malloy administration wants to let nurse practitioners work independently of doctors, a potentially significant, and controversial, shift in the health care landscape aimed at expanding access to care.
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Obamacare employer mandate delayed again, for some
The Obama administration on Monday announced that the federal health law’s controversial employer mandate would be delayed again for mid-sized employers and that large companies would get a break on their coverage requirements next year.
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CT GOP to ‘open’ for Springsteen at Mohegan
They’ll be playing different rooms, but the Connecticut Republican Party and Bruce Springsteen are booked on the same date at Mohegan Sun. Springsteen and the E Street Band announced 15 U.S. tour dates Monday, including concerts at the Mohegan Sun Arena on the nights of May 17 and 18. The GOP previously scheduled its state […]
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On the trail, the political becomes personal
Gary Holder-Winfield on Sunday, Feb. 9, was seeking support in the special election for state Senate New Haven — Gary Holder-Winfield watched his mother die a slow painful death over four years in the hospital. That helped convince him to embrace a controversial bill coming up in the state legislature—to allow physicians to help terminally […]
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2014 CT Mirror Projects: Homeless Children
A number of state initiatives have been launched in the last two years along with the formation of legislative committees, but many question whether they will do enough, quickly enough, to provide meaningful help to the hundreds of homeless children in a state whose cost of living is among the highest in the country.
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Malloy continues undeclared re-election bid
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy stopped just short on Monday of conceding to John Dankosky, host of WNPR’s “Where We Live,” that his re-election campaign – though unannounced – is already under way.
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Malloy stifles his inner Bloomberg
New Haven — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is a fitness buff who watches his diet, but no one should expect him to endorse a 2 percent tax on soda proposed by the ally he successfully backed last fall for election as this city’s mayor, Toni Harp. “I wouldn’t hold my breath,” Malloy said. He added, […]
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Malloy, Wyman celebrate Access Health CT milestone
New Haven — Access Health CT, the state-run health insurance exchange created as part of the Affordable Care Act, celebrated a milestone Monday: Passing its self-imposed goal of signing up 100,000 residents and small businesses for health coverage.