Tanzania M. Cooper, the campaign treasurer for state Rep. Douglas McCrory, D-Hartford, was arrested Friday and accused of stealing nearly $4,000 in campaign funds. Cooper told authorities McCrory had no knowledge of the theft. Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney arrested her after an investigation requested by the State Elections Enforcement Commission, […]
Hartford campaign treasurer accused of embezzlement
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Don’t count on CT car tax repeal vote in next legislative session
Though 2014 is a state election year, don’t count on any votes at the Capitol to repeal Connecticut’s controversial tax on motor vehicles. After watching last year’s repeal bid arise unexpectedly — then quickly run out of gas — advocates are ready to take the slow-but-steady route the second time around. And for a state […]
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Governor and Republican leaders call for hearings on UConn sex assault protocols
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy joined Republican legislative leaders Thursday in calling for hearings on allegations that the University of Connecticut has failed to pursue complaints of sexual assaults.
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CT develops guide for getting insurers to pay for mental health, substance abuse care
State insurance officials have released a “toolkit” they hope will make it easier for Connecticut residents to get coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment. The nine-page document provides guidance on what questions to ask health care providers and insurers to help ensure that care will be covered, and it includes a checklist of […]
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Citing privacy laws, UConn providing little information about sexual assaults
Storrs — Insisting that the University of Connecticut is a safe place and that allegations of rape are taken seriously, university officials Wednesday were unable to say if any of the 55 sexual assault complaints made to the school’s police department in the past five years have led to anyone being criminally charged.
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Pratt & Whitney wins new $508 million contract
Pratt & Whitney says it has received a $508 million to build 38 new engines for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. That brings the value Pratt’s contracts from the Pentagon for the planes to $1.1 billion. The F-35 program has been plagued by massive cost overruns and other problems. But the Pentagon, which once had […]
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Obama administration delays mandate, contractors grilled over ACA website woes
The Obama administration has delayed the Affordable Care Act penalty for individuals who fail to purchase insurance by six weeks, but said the massive problems besieging the federal website , HealthCare.gov, is not the reason for the delay.
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No details from Malloy on California fundraising
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hedged Wednesday when asked whether he sought a campaign contribution from a state contractor on behalf of the Connecticut Democratic Party during a weekend fundraising trip to California. “We’ll look at it,” Malloy told reporters. “To the best of my knowledge, I didn’t solicit that person.” Malloy was referring to Lenny […]
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Connecticut bell factory at center of hot U.S. Senate campaign
Washington – What does a bell factory in East Hampton that was struck by lightning last year have to do with a hot Senate race in Kentucky or the federal government shutdown? Plenty it seems. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is facing one of the toughest challenges in his long political career from a tea […]
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Glitch in 2011 Malloy/union pact rips hole in CT public colleges’ budgets
Dan Livingston, chief negotiator for state employees in 2011, "This was not part of the discussion. That was not the deal." The state employees’ union is calling on state legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to fix a glitch in the 2011 concessions deal that forces the public colleges and universities to spend millions of […]
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CT lawmakers vote for Army Corps bill — to environmentalists’ dismay
Washington — There are few things that gain near unanimous support in the hyper-partisan U.S. House of Representatives, but a bill to reauthorize Army Corps of Engineer projects is one of them. Although the Water Resources Reform and Development Act is criticized by fiscal conservative groups and environmentalists who say some Army Corps of Engineer […]
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A plan for a plan to reform the state’s teacher prep colleges
It’s been nearly two years since the State Board of Education launched an initiative to begin exploring how to reform the state’s teacher-preparation colleges to better prepare future teachers.
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Community health centers start Obamacare enrollment
It took two days and overcoming some system glitches, but one woman Zenia Oslan worked with this week signed up for private health coverage through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.
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Metro-North outage hearing should include telecommuting tax discussion
Re: “Blumenthal to quiz Con Ed, MTA execs in Bridgeport about Metro-North outage” (Oct. 21, 2013). The Oct. 28 hearing on the Metro-North service disruption must include a discussion of the telecommuter tax – the harsh penalty that New York will impose on the Connecticut residents who worked from home for their New York employers […]
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Obama misspeaks about Connecticut health exchange
Washington –- In a recent pitch for the Affordable Care Act, President Obama singled out Connecticut’s exchange as proof the law is working as supporters hoped it would. But the president ‘s remarks were misleading. Surrounded by young Americans –- one of whom nearly fainted during the half-hour speech -– Obama said many of those […]