As the state’s new insurance marketplace prepares to begin selling coverage in less than two weeks, officials are still waiting to find out which doctors, hospitals and other health care providers will accept the health plans being offered.
Obamacare: Doctor, hospital participation in exchange health plans still being determined
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Former Latin Kings gang leader finds redemption as editor
New Haven – From her desk in her small, sunlit apartment, Beatrice Codianni broke a national news story this summer about the women’s federal prison in Danbury. Codianni’s story, posted on her national criminal justice website, Reentry Central, revealed that the women’s facility was being turned over to house male prisoners, and that the Bureau […]
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Yes, the new commuter rail guy’s name is pronounced ‘roadie’
Meriden Mayor Michael S. Rohde was named today by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council. Under state law, Malloy is responsible for appointing four of the new council’s 15 members, one of whom must be the chief elected official of a municipality located on an operating or proposed rail line. His other […]
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CT jobs numbers don’t lie, they just confuse
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy trotted out a favorite statistic Monday on the tarmac of Waterbury-Oxford Airport, where he was promoting his administration’s economic development efforts: More than 40,000 jobs have been created in Connecticut since he took office. “The reality is with the creation of over 40,000 private sector jobs, we’re doing a pretty good […]
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Where UConn students come from…
Even with more freshman students than ever enrolling at the University of Connecticut this fall, the ratio of students coming from out-of-state has hardly budged.
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Security crackdown at Sub Base New London prompted by shooting spree in D.C.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Tuesday ordered all Navy and Marine Corps facilities, including Naval Submarine Base New London, to conduct a full review of whether mandated security measures are in place and whether more are needed. “Our sailors, Marines and civilians are familiar with the dangers of service, but our security is something we […]
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Hartford HealthCare, Memorial Sloan-Kettering announce cancer care alliance
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announced a partnership Tuesday with the parent company of Hartford Hospital and four other Connecticut hospitals, intended to bring advances in treatment to a wider group of patients. Hartford HealthCare’s hospitals will become part of the newly formed Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Alliance. The arrangement includes bringing Memorial Sloan-Kettering clinical trials to […]
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Four Connecticut nursing homes fined
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 […]
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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 […]
