New Britain – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told Connecticut’s construction workers Wednesday he’s doing his best to get more shovels in the ground. Leaders of the Connecticut State Building & Construction Trades Council said that while they remain confident in the Democratic governor, they’re anxious to see more work get underway. “We’ve got more work […]
Malloy assures construction trades Connecticut will get more projects underway
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Obamacare: Big changes ahead for some in Connecticut
See how various groups in Connecticut will be affected by the changes coming because of the Affordable Care Act.
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Insurance Department seeking comments on mental health parity
If you have something to say about how mental health parity laws are being followed, here’s your chance: The Connecticut Insurance Department is soliciting written comments on how it can ensure that insurance companies comply with state and federal laws requiring that they treat mental health the same way they treat medical issues. The move […]
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Rell takes her place in gallery beside Rowland, Weicker, O’Neill and Grasso
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took office in the wake of scandal and left as Connecticut’s most popular governor, briefly returned to the spotlight Wednesday to unveil her official portrait in the Connecticut State Library. “I have to tell you, I’m a little bit pleased to help Ella take on a few of these men,” […]
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‘Medical home’ program now reaches a third of Medicaid patients
A state program that pays health care providers to take a more active role in patient care now reaches close to a third of Connecticut’s Medicaid clients. Now in its second year, the “person-centered medical home” program allows primary care providers to earn additional money for meeting standards intended to improve outcomes and access to […]
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UConn journal: Larger forces than CT leaders shape state’s economy
As the 2014 gubernatorial race takes shape, the contenders are quick to assign credit or blame to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration regarding gains and losses in Connecticut’s economy. But according to the University of Connecticut’s latest quarterly economic journal, state policy decisions play an increasingly subordinate role to regional, national and international forces — […]
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Second year for CTNext measures achievements, and raises questions
It’s been just over a year since Connecticut launched its grand experiment to create an ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Dubbed CTNext, the system has launched four hubs, hosted many events, signed up hundreds of nascent companies and spent almost $5 million. But as it goes into its second year it has changed direction and some are […]
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CT state college system in $18 million to $20 million budget bind
The state’s largest public college system has an $18 million to $20 million hole in its budget that needs to be closed, and officials are counting on the state to bail them out. Officials at Connecticut State Colleges & Universities are hoping the state will pick up most of this projected deficit, leaving them with just […]
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Harp wins big in New Haven
Sen. Toni Harp captured nearly 50 percent of the vote in the four-way Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night, a major hurdle in her bid to become the city’s first female mayor, according to results posted by the New Haven Independent. Her three opponents already have qualified for the November ballot as petitioning candidates, but it […]
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Obama hits pause button on Syria strike, but military force still an option
Washington – Connecticut’s congressional delegation, skeptical about President Obama’s planned military strike against Syria, welcomed the president’s willingness to give last-minute diplomacy a chance. In a 16-minute prime time address Tuesday night, Obama was firm in his determination to end Syrian President Bashar Assad’s capability to use chemical weapons. “If we fail to act, the […]
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Foley keeps GOP off balance with unexpected ‘exploratory’ announcement
Bridgeport – Republican Tom Foley was full of surprises Tuesday as he took the first formal steps in his 2014 bid for governor in the Democratic city where the last votes were counted in his tantalizingly close loss to Democrat Dannel P. Malloy in 2010. Foley, 61, a Greenwich businessman who underwrote most of his […]
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Should you take the health care tax hit? (C-HIT)
Time is running out for thousands of uninsured Connecticut residents who must decide whether to comply with a federal mandate to buy health insurance starting Jan. 1, 2014 or pay a penalty instead. “We are undertaking a paradigm shift in how we think about health insurance,” said Dan M. Smolnik, a tax attorney from Brookfield. […]
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So, a reporter and a CT Lottery chairman walk into a bar…
Purchase, N.Y. – Frank Farricker perches on a stool in the Cobble Stone, a favorite pub not far from his home across the state line in Greenwich, and suggests a lead for this story. “I would like your story to be: ‘I was sitting at the bar with the chairman of the Connecticut Lottery when we […]
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White House pressures CT lawmakers on Syria
Washington – As President Obama prepares to sell the nation on the need for military action against Syria with a prime-time address tonight (9 p.m. in the East), Connecticut lawmakers remain skeptical of the plan and at least one has embraced an alternative by Russia that would avoid the need for a U.S. airstrike. The […]
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Malloy, Wyman to help unveil portrait of Rell
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Democrats who have not been shy about faulting their predecessor Republican administration for leaving them a whopping deficit, nonetheless will help mark the unveiling of a portrait Wednesday of former Gov. M. Jodi Rell. Look for Malloy to be nice. He is engaged in the early […]