Waste systems in Connecticut are reaching a tipping point, raising the question of whether it’s time to reinvent how we get rid of our trash.
MIRA plant a symbol of state’s struggle to move into 21st century
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Murphy on front-line of opposition to Trump Iran policy
Murphy says he is driven by the desire to prevent another “cataclysmic mistake” in the Middle East and encourage others to voice their concerns.
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A crucial day for Lamont’s transportation ambitions
The prospects for passing a truck tolls transportation plan should be evident today after a Senate Democratic caucus.
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Private providers explain why they haven’t bid on opening secure facilities for children
Contracts, funding and risk are among the reasons why almost no providers have bid to open secure programs for Connecticut’s most troubled youth.
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Nonprofits ‘greatly concerned’ about prospect of emergency budget cuts
Nonprofit agencies urged Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to steer clear of community-based social services as it seeks to close a small hole in state finances.
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Lamont eyes emergency budget cuts, even as reserves swell
Gov. Ned Lamont recently raised the specter of emergency budget cuts, which typically hit nonprofits and higher education the hardest.
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The limits of legislative oversight
The founders of our nation not only perceived the challenges to good government in their own day but anticipated the problems most likely to arise. Their division of government power into three carefully delineated branches created a powerful check on despotism, but –despite the brilliance of their effort– the balance between the branches was never perfect, and the imbalance has worsened with time.
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New laws affect parking, dry cleaning, eye doctor visits
More than two dozen new state laws went into effect on Jan. 1, ranging from expanded health insurance coverage and paid leave to changes in court, property and DMV rules.
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Elicker’s inauguration promises ‘low frills change’
Justin Elicker has taken the oath of office as New Haven’s 51st mayor with an inauguration — and with symbolic gestures — promising an era of change.
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Blumenthal, Murphy walk a fine line on Iraq attack
Even in blue Connecticut, the politics of criticizing a commander in chief during a military crisis are complicated.
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Impeachment standoff continues as Blumenthal, Murphy press for witnesses at Trump’s trial
The holidays came and went but the impeachment standoff between the U.S. House and U.S. Senate continues as Connecticut’s senators join fellow Democrats on insisting there be witnesses at President Donald Trump’s trial.
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Connecticut, other states ask Supreme Court to uphold Affordable Care Act
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and legal officials from other Democrat-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court to immediately review a lower court decision that found the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate to be unconstitutional.
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Blindsided by U.S. attack on Iranian leader, CT lawmakers are concerned about reprisals, war
Connecticut’s lawmakers joined their Democratic colleagues Friday in questioning President Donald Trump’s reasons for killing Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
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State can’t rely on raising hospital taxes to survive next recession
Connecticut relied on nearly $2 billion from hospitals to help the state crawl out of the last recession. It won’t have that money when the next recession hits.
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Blumenthal says Lilly’s Lispro is a ‘bait and switch’ insulin for diabetics
When Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren surveyed the nation’s pharmacies they found most of them failed to stock Lispro, a lower-cost insulin.