Despite the federal government shutdown, Connecticut veterans will still get their checks, poor women will still get their WIC payments and most preschoolers will still get to go to Headstart — at least for now. Connecticut leaders of several federally funded programs said they have been inundated with phone calls all week from veterans and […]
Despite shutdown, WIC works, and veterans, and others, still getting benefits
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Coltsville National Park plans discussed during shutdown
Washington – Plans to build a new national park on the site of Samuel Colt’s factory and home in Hartford were considered during a congressional hearing Thursday, but the event was as much a platform for Republicans to complain about the shutting of federal parks as an opportunity to move legislation forward. That didn’t seem to […]
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Agencies hope CT’s checkbook can cover costs until federal shutdown ends
The federal government shutdown could sorely test the state’s checkbook, particularly when it comes to social service and health care programs, according to contingency plans state departments have filed. Nonpartisan state analysts identified about 30 percent of the federal funding Connecticut normally receives that likely would be interrupted. In some cases that’s because a particular […]
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Woman in Capitol Hill car chase identified as Stamford resident
Washington — The female driver whom police fatally shot after a high-speed chase on Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon has been identified as Miriam Carey, 34, of Stamford. The shooting happened on Capitol Hill a little after 2 p.m. after Carey’s car, a black sedan with Connecticut license plates, breached a security barrier near the White […]
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Legislative report: UConn has become ‘less affordable’ for poorer students
Brett Calash, whose family lost its home in Milford in Hurricane Sandy last year, will likely graduate from the University of Connecticut with nearly $50,000 in student loans. “A lot of things I am going to want to do will have to be put on hold,” the economics and political science major said Thursday, the […]
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CTLatinoNews.com: Latino businesses give Malloy a “C”
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy delivered an address over breakfast at the 2013 Business Opportunity Expo at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, saying that his main focus for the state’s economy was to deliver “not words but actions.” He told the diverse crowd of entrepreneurs, “For a long time, we sat back and said, ‘As […]
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Access Health: 753 applications processed in three days
Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, has processed 753 applications for coverage since opening Tuesday, including 153 on Thursday. On its third day in operation, the exchange reported receiving 11,058 website visitors and 1,033 calls as of 4 p.m. Since Tuesday morning, Access Health counted 82,939 website visitors and 5,094 phone calls.
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UTC says government shutdown will mean furloughs for thousands of workers
Washington — Despite receiving billions of dollars in last-minute contracts before the federal government shut down this week, UTC, parent company of Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft, tonight announced it would be “forced to furlough thousands of workers” because of the shutdown. Just hours before the shutdown, East Hartford-based Pratt received a $2.5 billion […]
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Connecticut’s uninsured begin shopping for Obamacare coverage
New Britain — Elly Banos set out just after 7:30 Tuesday morning with a mission: Find health insurance. The New Britain woman knew it was the first day to enroll in coverage that’s becoming available as part of the law commonly known as Obamacare. She’d been waiting for it.
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Safety violations found at all 20 home day care centers audited in CT, federal report says
Photo of day care cited for safety violations When parents search for day care, many trust that because a center or a home is licensed by the state, it must be safe. But a federal audit of 20 home day care providers in Connecticut tells a different story. “We determined that all 20 of the […]
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Connecticut lawmakers donate salaries to charity
Washington — With Congress’ approval ratings at an all-time low and their staffs furloughed or working without pay, dozens of lawmakers – including some from Connecticut – plan to donate the salaries they earn during the federal government shutdown to charity. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., plans to give his wages to the Wounded Warrior Project, […]
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Access Health’s day 2 stats: 99 processed applications, 1,328 calls
On its second day of accepting enrollment, Access Health CT, the state’s new health insurance marketplace, received 1,328 calls, 45,000 website visitors, and processed 99 applications. Wednesday’s activity brings to 373 the number of applications processed for coverage through Access Health, which connects people to both private insurance and Medicaid.
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CT’s bond rating: Sign of the times or same old news?
Republican gubernatorial contenders seized on a cautionary note from a bond rating agency this week about Connecticut’s credit card, calling it Wall Street’s response to new criticisms of the state’s finances. The problem, though, is the note released by Fitch Ratings Service isn’t new.
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Local budget crisis could close Winchester’s 4 schools
Winchester Public Schools are set to run out of money in December. The district’s superintendent told the State Board of Education Wednesday that the town’s finance director was arrested for financial fraud, and the municipal board is refusing to levy a new tax to pay the school district’s bills.