The law mandating that insurers cover fertility preservation procedures for cancer patients leaves out people with public Medicaid insurance and creates a huge inequity in access to medical care.
Cancer and fertility: Everyone deserves hope
CT Viewpoints
Cuts to the CSCU budget could devastate
When I taught about the proposed budget changes, students spoke about their stress and fear about what may come — and what it would mean about their ability to stay in school at all.
Posted inPolitics
CT House approves speed limit, red light cameras
The speed limit and red light cameras would be limited to school zones, pedestrian safety zones and locations with a history of accidents or violations.
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut leaders tout ‘turnaround’ at investors conference
Gov. Ned Lamont, Treasurer Erick Russell and lawmakers pitched Connecticut’s born-again faith in fiscal discipline to investors Tuesday
Posted inMoney
CT must reform its pension investments now, Republicans say
A recent analysis from Yale concluded that poor pension fund investments have cost CT tens of billions of dollars over the past decade.
Posted inData
Number of remote workers in Connecticut has almost doubled since 2019
U.S. Census estimates show the number of people working from home in CT almost doubled, from just under 94,000 in 2019 to over 186,000 in 2021.
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In 2021, CT saw a COVID baby boom. Here are the numbers.
In 2021, the number of babies born in CT was the highest in years at 36,929, a 5.5% increase from 2020. And that 5.5% increase was an outlier.
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CT new business applications at an all-time high
July 2020 and January 2021 broke records, and then the numbers stabilized to a monthly amount higher than the pre-pandemic average.
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Homelessness at New Haven’s Union Station is a housing problem, parking chief says
Union Station is becoming a default location for people in New Haven without housing amid a shortage of shelter beds and housing stock.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: How did COVID-19 change CT?
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article on how Connecticut changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Internet ‘nutrition labels’ seek to make charges more transparent
Internet providers have been pushing back on efforts to make pricing and service speeds more transparent for consumers.
CT Viewpoints
The General Assembly is set to kill Shore Line East rail service
Additional service cuts proposed by the state would be devastating to the Shore Line East rail service, will further erode ridership, and ultimately destroy the line.
CT Viewpoints
Stop the use of CT’s FOI as a weapon to harass faculty
SB 1153 doesn’t change the FOI law’s coverage of university financial records, It protects faculty from those who use the FOI law as a weapon to harass them for personal or ideological reasons.
CT Viewpoints
Anesthesia should be covered by insurance for reproductive health procedures
A bill before the legislature would go a long way toward making contraceptive procedures accessible and painless by mandating insurance coverage for anesthesia during the procedures.
Posted inMoney
What is CT’s Baby Bonds program? Here’s what to know
CT’s Baby Bonds program is a first-of-its kind statewide policy that would set aside funds for kids born into poverty to access as adults.