Shawn Wooden drew murmurs of recognition from the audience as he recalled growing up in the North End of Hartford. “I feel like I spent all of my childhood at St. Francis Hospital being treated for asthma,” Wooden, the Hartford City Council president, said Wednesday at the city’s Wilson-Gray YMCA. The memory has particular potency […]
Hartford coalition to target racial, ethnic health disparities
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Auditors: State agency doled out $37M while violating public notice law
A state economic development agency that approved nearly $37 million in total aid to businesses in 2011 and 2012 failed to give public notice of its meetings during that time as required by law, the state auditors disclosed Wednesday. The quasi-public Connecticut Development Authority also did not submit an annual schedule of its meetings with […]
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NTSB speeds investigation of Metro-North accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board said it will hold hearings in October to help an investigation into two incidents involving Metro–North that occurred in May – the death of a Metro-North foreman on the tracks near West Haven and the derailment and crash nine days earlier of a commuter train near Bridgeport. The NTSB earlier […]
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Commerce secretary tours a Wallingford company famous in the oil patch
Wallingford – It’s a long way from here to the oil fields of China, Russia, Turkey and Dubai, where APS Technology helps modern-day roughnecks drill faster, smarter and deeper. From an upscale industrial park off I-91 in the heart of Connecticut, APS has hit an economic gusher, averaging annual revenue growth of 40 percent over […]
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Esty catches heat from liberals for Obamacare vote
Washington – Rep. Elizabeth Esty has come under fire from a liberal group for voting for a bill that would delay the Affordable Care Act requirement that all Americans have health insurance.
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Are business taxes that high given what Connecticut companies can earn?
Connecticut’s business taxes don’t loom quite so large when compared with the revenues companies rake in throughout the Nutmeg State. A recent study commissioned by a national coalition of nearly 600 multi-state corporations found Connecticut continues to offer one of the most favorable business tax climates in the country – even after the hefty tax […]
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A glimpse at Obamacare insurance rates and assumptions behind them
You’ll still have to wait a bit to find out exactly what it will cost to buy a health plan through the state’s new insurance marketplace, known as Access Health CT. But on Tuesday, actuaries consulting for the marketplace’s board gave their take on the proposed premiums.
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Relocating female inmates sure to create collateral damage
The new Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black” is capturing national media attention. The series, based on the best-selling book, is based on the experiences of its author, Piper Kerman, at Connecticut’s Danbury Federal Prison Camp.
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Relocating female inmates sure to create collateral damage
The new Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black” is capturing national media attention. The series, based on the best-selling book, is based on the experiences of its author, Piper Kerman, at Connecticut’s Danbury Federal Prison Camp.
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‘No wrong door’ for health reform coverage? Not quite, official says
In theory, there will be “no wrong door” for Connecticut residents without health insurance to get signed up for coverage as part of the federal health reform law. They’ll be able to apply through the state’s new insurance marketplace and get connected through a computerized system to either a set of options for private insurance […]
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UConn taps reserves to close budget shortfall
University of Connecticut officials plan to significantly draw down the system’s emergency reserves this fiscal year to close a $30.8 million budget gap. “This is the first time we have had to deplete this fund to this extent… It’s a sign of the times,” said Lysa Teal, UConn’s vice president of finance and budget. This […]
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Courtney leads Democratic efforts on student loan bill
Washington — It’s up to Rep. Joe Courtney to round up votes in the House this week for a bill that would limit future increases in student loan interest rates. The bill was approved last week in the Senate. Courtney, Connecticut’s 2nd District Democrat, has tried for years to keep interest rates low on the popular Stafford […]
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Jepsen asked to review Waterbury Hospital deal
Health care activists asked Attorney General George Jepsen on Friday to seek a new review of the proposed takeover of Waterbury Hospital by Vanguard Health Systems, a for-profit health care company. Vanguard is being purchased by Tenet, another for-profit hospital company, and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently vetoed legislation affecting the sale of Waterbury Hospital. […]
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Connecticare withdraws plan to offer small-group health insurance
ConnectiCare Benefits Inc. announced Friday that it is withdrawing its proposal to sell small-group health insurance through the state’s health insurance exchange. The company still intends to sell health plans to individuals through the exchange, known as Access Health CT, a new insurance marketplace created as part of the federal health reform law. The withdrawal […]
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1,126 women to be transferred from Danbury federal prison as facility reverts to all male
The federal prison for women in Danbury will convert back to a male prison starting next month when female inmates will begin to be transferred to federal prisons in Alabama and other parts of the country. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is making the move because of an increased need for male bed space, bureau […]