With a potential federal government shutdown hours away, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy addressed reporters and television cameras Friday afternoon, saying he hoped to allay residents’ fears about what it could mean for them. “I have decided to treat this as any other crisis or potential crisis that might face the people of Connecticut, and that […]

Mark Twain is credited with saying, “Climate lasts all the time, weather only a few days.” A new study finds that the day’s weather can influence people’s belief that global climate change is real, Jeanna Bryner reports at LiveScience.” Researchers at Columbia Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences surveyed participants in the United States and […]

With a federal government shutdown looming, House Speaker John Boehner may not be keynoting the Connecticut Republican Party’s annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner tomorrow night. Boehner is scheduled to headline the Stamford event, a major fundraiser for the state GOP. And he’d caused a bit of a stir by asking it be closed to the […]

The Department of Transportation released $40 million in high-speed rail funding to Connecticut Friday morning, just before hitting a deadline when the planned-on funding could have been taken back. Over the last couple of weeks, Connecticut and federal officials worked with Amtrak to iron out some last-minute glitches that seemed to put the promised funds-allocated […]

The General Assembly’s tax-writing committee once again is trying to force online retail giants to collect state sales taxes by targeting their Connecticut-based affiliates. The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee voted 38-14 on Thursday to adopt a measure commonly referred to as the “Amazon Law” and patterned after legislation enacted in New York three years […]

WASHINGTON–Rep. Chris Murphy’s staff is contacting all the major federal agencies, to find out what services will be disrupted and what will continue. Rep. John Larson’s aides are preparing a message for his congressional website, with detailed information for constituents on how the shut-down may impact them. And Rep. Jim Himes is trying to figure […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy selected the longtime leader of a shoreline nonprofit agency that serves people with disabilities to lead the state Department of Developmental Services. Terrence W. Macy, who has been executive director of SARAH Tuxis Residential & Community Resources since 1990, will take over an agency that serves more than 19,000 people with […]

NEW HAVEN– Officials at Connecticut State University System approved what they called a “modest” 2.5 percent increase in tuition and fees for the upcoming school year–but for many students, the cost of going to school will rise even more than that. In addition to the $198 dollar increase for in-state students, those who put their […]

NEW BRITAIN–Dr. Lawrence Koch began practicing medicine in what he calls “the golden era.” For 27 years, he cared for patients in his private practice. But in the mid-1990s, as payment rates from Medicare and private insurers declined and paperwork increased, requiring more employees to handle it, Koch gave up ownership of his practice and […]

The fourth annual Connecticut Mission of Mercy will be held next weekend, and organizers expect the free dental clinic will serve more than 2,000 people. The clinic will be held Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Wilby High School in Waterbury. Dental services including cleanings, fillings, X-rays, […]

The state has received a $1 million federal grant to develop a system for coordinating care for seniors and adults with disabilities who are covered by both Medicaid and Medicare. People covered by both programs, known as “dual eligibles,” make up 19 percent of the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries but 58 percent of the program’s expenses, […]

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, the House budget chairman, is selling a plan to slash Medicaid costs as a boon to governors, who would receive a block grant for Medicaid with few strings attached. Ryan also would make Medicare voluntary and more expensive, raising the prospect of unininsured 80-year-olds. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is not buying. […]

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities began a radio advertising campaign today praising Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget, which maintains state aid to municipalities. “Unlike his colleagues from New York, New Jersey and across the country, Gov. Malloy refused to balance the state budget on the backs of municipalities and their residential and business property taxpayer,” […]

If there’s anyone who can stand to miss a paycheck or two, it’s a member of Congress. They are, generally speaking, a wealthy lot-the House and Senate each include dozens of millionaires, according to a tally by the Center for Responsive Politics. So the violins might not come out when lawmakers agree-as Connecticut Sen. Richard […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will name Terry Macy, the executive director of a non-profit that runs group homes, as the commissioner of developmental services today at 11:30 a.m., according to his press staff. CTNewsJunkie reported the appointment this morning. The choice was quickly applauded by Terry Edelstein, president of the Connecticut Community Providers Association: “Dr. […]