Four nursing homes have been fined more than $1,000 each in connection with several incidents that included a resident drug overdose and two residents suffering broken bones. Cambridge Manor of Fairfield was fined $1,380 on July 31, in connection with two incidents at the home, according to a citation by the state Department of Public […]
Four Connecticut nursing homes fined
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Malloy’s school reforms may be headed for trial
Timing is everything when it comes to resolving the years-old lawsuit filed by parents, educators and mayors across the state who are demanding that the state spend significantly more money to ensure Connecticut children are getting an adequate education. The state’s top attorneys Monday asked a Superior Court judge to dismiss the case and give […]
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Malloy rebuts Foley, then returns to script
Oxford – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy dismissed Republican Tom Foley’s ethical accusations as “factually incorrect” Monday, departing only slightly from a game plan that calls for him to resolutely ignore his GOP rivals in these early days of the 2014 campaign for governor. “I got a job to do. I’m the governor of the state […]
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Owe past taxes? CT waives big penalties for delinquents
State officials will waive penalties and most interest during the next two months in hopes of recovering at least $35 million from Connecticut’s tax delinquents. And while this marks Connecticut’s fifth amnesty program since 1990, Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan said the latest features a new, stiff penalty for those who still […]
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Obamacare: What will my plan cost? What doctors are covered?
Our first batch of reader questions about the federal health care reform law addresses how much individuals would pay to buy coverage, dental insurance, which health care providers are covered, and health savings accounts.
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Despite storms, few coastal homeowners are open to buyouts
West Haven – The humor displayed by the crowd gathered in the basement of City Hall was clearly of the black variety. “I had fish in my yard,” said one homeowner, describing what flooding from Storm Sandy did to her home a year earlier. “Shrimp, fish; we had a party,” another half-joked. They and more […]
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A tie vote in Killingworth
Editor’s note: An early version of this incorrectly said the race in question was in Killingly. You’ll have to wait a bit longer to learn who qualified for the November ballot in the race to serve on the Board of Finance in Killingworth A tie vote last week prompted Secretary of State Denise Merrill schedule […]
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Foley attacks Malloy’s ethics in TV interview
Republican Tom Foley accused Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of questionable ethics during a television interview aired Sunday, offering allegations but no proof of ethical violations by Malloy or his administration. Appearing on WFSB’s “Face the State,” Foley cited four examples of what he called ethically questionable behavior, a follow-up to the unspecified claim of Malloy […]
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DSS document backlog gone, commissioner reports
The state contractor scanning applications and other documents for the state Department of Social Services has eliminated its backlog, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said Friday. Speaking at a meeting of the council that oversees Medicaid, Bremby also took the blame for some of the problems in the scanning process, saying that his decision […]
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Officials are a getting better handle on Connecticut’s checkbook
After dipping frequently into its capital programs for more than two years to pay its bills, state government may have turned a corner with its cash flow troubles. The latest monthly report from state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, submitted this week and covering July, shows a third consecutive month during which Connecticut paid its bills without having to employ any controversial transfers from capital projects.
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Top bundler in Toni Harp mayoral bid lost $800,000 New Haven contract (New Haven Independent)
New Haven — One day after their company lost a lucrative city contract due to fraud, nine out-of-town doctors ponied up $1,000 apiece to the mayoral campaign of frontrunner Toni Harp. The donors work for Hamden-based Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists. Their company took in around $800,000 this past fiscal year as authorized orthopaedic caregivers for New […]
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Whole Foods helps GMO Free CT go national
GMO Free CT, the grass-roots group that used social media to unexpectedly win a Connecticut labeling law for genetically modified foods this year, is going national – backed by the sale of an organic smoothie drink about to go on sale at Whole Foods. The new effort is a byproduct of the movement’s success and […]
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DeLauro says she’ll keep fighting USDA-China agreement on chicken
Washington – Rep. Rosa DeLauro says she’s not ready to quit her efforts to protect American consumers from imported Chinese chicken, even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves to open the door to such exports. “I think we have to keep at it. I don’t get discouraged,” said DeLauro, D-3rd District. Under new USDA […]
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‘The Board of Regents ate my homework’
“I tried to do my homework but the Board of Regents ate it,” Community College student Parke Stearns wants his professor to know. It’s an excuse that just might work.
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Sharkey takes aim at lingering CT car tax
It could take several more years before state officials are ready — if ever — to repeal the municipal tax on vehicles. But House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey announced Thursday that legislators will refocus efforts this fall on a crucial first step toward eventual repeal: cutting the cost of city and town government. Sharkey, a […]