The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has agreed to pay $618,000 for the rights to the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament in what a top state official says is an unprecedented government investment in professional sports. The purchase was announced Thursday in a conference call by Ben Barnes, who oversees the state […]
Connecticut buys a tennis tournament
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Jim Himes’ Wall Street savvy puts him on top in debt ceiling crisis
Washington – As an expert on Wall Street and global markets, Rep. Jim Himes’ stock is rising as the nation lurches toward the brink of a fiscal cliff. For weeks, Himes, a Democrat who represents Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, has been issuing Cassandra-like warnings about the dire consequences of defaulting on the nation’s bills, a […]
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It’s Malloy to the rescue, with rewards and risk
Bridgeport – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy rode to the rescue Wednesday of 13 Head Start day care centers closed by the federal shutdown, a gesture that returned immediate dividends, while posing the danger of raised expectations elsewhere. Malloy was rewarded with applause and a photo op with young children happy to climb into the governor’s […]
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Shutdown clock is ticking on Connecticut’s small businesses
After dreaming for years about opening a ceramics studio, Lucy and Anthony Hernandez of Rocky Hill were closing in on their goal when they learned of the threat of a federal government shutdown. The Hernandezes managed beat the shutdown deadline, but other small businesses with cash flow problems, equipment needs or expansion plans must wait […]
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Who pays on the Connecticut shoreline: More and more it’s property owners
Charlie Dill’s dose of reality about living on the Connecticut shoreline hit right in the bank account this past summer. That’s when he discovered his 1920s-era home, four houses off the water on the peninsula in Stamford known as Shippan Point, had been reclassified into a flood zone. It meant even though the house went through both Tropical Storm Irene and storm Sandy without taking on a drop of water, his mortgage lender would now require flood insurance.
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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage network changes roil physician groups
Physician groups are warning that seniors could face challenges getting medical care because UnitedHealthcare is cutting doctors from its Medicare Advantage network. The Connecticut State Medical Society said Thursday that UnitedHealthcare had sent thousands of letters to doctors in the state saying they had been “terminated without cause” from the insurer’s Medicare Advantage network, effective Feb. 1.
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Doctor lists not easy to find for all Obamacare exchange plans
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange had a smoother first week than many of its counterparts across the country trying to enroll potential customers in health plans. But Connecticut shoppers trying to find which doctors and hospitals are covered by the health plans sold on the state’s exchange are getting uneven results.
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Bonnie Foreshaw granted clemency after 27 years in prison
See correction at bottom of story Niantic – Bonnie Jean Foreshaw, who was convicted of murder when Ronald Reagan was president, was granted clemency today by the state Board of Paroles. Her release date is Nov. 15. She had been convicted of the fatal shooting of Joyce Amos, who was pregnant at the time, near a […]
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CT Mirror Tour begins tonight in Westport
Over the last decade, more businesses have taken notice of environmentally friendly options, but can this be a growth sector for Fairfield County and Connecticut? Please join the Connecticut Mirror, the state’s award-winning public policy news organization, and its partners — the Tremaine Foundation and the Fairfield County Community Foundation — in this lively discussion with lawmakers, environmentalists, engineers […]
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Federal monitor: DCF ‘staffing levels are inadequate’
The state agency responsible for caring for thousands of abused and neglected children would finally be on the right path to ending 20 years of federal court oversight if not for its “inadequate” staffing levels, the court monitor overseeing the agency reports. Because there are too few social workers and every case they receive now […]
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Federal shutdown could force tough choices on CT
Washington – As the budget crisis in Washington shows no sign of a quick resolution, a slew of health and social programs have either lost all federal money or are running out funds. The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has kept these programs running by using leftover federal funds or paying for them out […]
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‘What we have…is failure to communicate’
Sen. Joseph Markley, R-Southington, filed a freedom of information complaint Wednesday over the failure by the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to give him data about the Risk Reduction Earned Credit program. Michael P. Lawlor, the governor’s chief criminal justice adviser, said Markley requested a document that does not exist: a list of inmates […]
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A rebuttal to ‘The true cost of wind power’
The opinion piece in the Ct Mirror by Marc Brown, formerly with the Koch brothers-funded Freedom Works and now the head of an anti-clean energy group that refuses to disclose its funding sources, relies heavily on debunked fossil fuel industry propaganda in its attacks on wind energy.
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A rebuttal to ‘The true cost of wind power’
The opinion piece in the Ct Mirror by Marc Brown, formerly with the Koch brothers-funded Freedom Works and now the head of an anti-clean energy group that refuses to disclose its funding sources, relies heavily on debunked fossil fuel industry propaganda in its attacks on wind energy.
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Panic at Head Start in Bridgeport, then a possible reprieve — from the private sector
Bridgeport — Closed because of the federal government shutdown, Head Start centers in six states, including Connecticut, are being offered a bailout by a retired Texas hedge fund manager. Philanthropists Laura and John Arnold Monday have offered an interest-free $10 million loan to temporarily reopen the programs in all six states. John Arnold was a hedge fund […]