The data released by the state also shows the number of students claiming the religious exemption from vaccination shot up by 25% last school year.
Data show spike in number of CT schools that have lost herd immunity to measles
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Congress to consider big concern for small business
A bill now being considered by federal lawmakers is intended to make it easier for police to track financial criminals who set up shell companies, but the legislation casts such a wide net, hundreds of thousands of innocent small business owners would also be negatively affected.
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School-by-school vaccine data vital to moms of kids with compromised immune systems
The state is expected to release school-by-school vaccination data today. For moms like Rachel McCann and Lindsay David, that information is vitally important.
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An unintended Halloween fright illustrates a need for civic enlightenment
Here’s an illustration of why a new law has required that African-American and Latino studies be included in school curriculum.
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Tolls are a road we should go down
In this time of partisan gridlock, here is something that will shock you: I am a Republican and I am in full support of tolls in the state of Connecticut.
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Never-before-seen Trump tax documents show major inconsistencies
Documents obtained by ProPublica show stark differences in how Donald Trump’s businesses reported some expenses, profits and occupancy figures for two Manhattan buildings, giving a lender different figures than they provided to New York City tax authorities. The discrepancies made the buildings appear more profitable to the lender — and less profitable to the officials who set the buildings’ property tax.
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Whistleblower alleges Medicare fraud at iconic health plan
Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected nonprofit health insurance plans, is accused of bilking Medicare out of millions of dollars in a federal whistleblower case.
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Harp ‘un-suspends’ her mayoral reelection campaign
“I’m in it to win it,” New Haven Mayor Toni Harp has declared.
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Chris Murphy’s free-market pitch against non-competes
Non-competes are proliferating. A Connecticut liberal makes a free-market argument against them.
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‘Mayor Pete’ continues to lead in campaign fundraising in Connecticut
Pete Buttigieg raised $247,181 in the third quarter and President Donald Trump raised $246,325 from Connecticut supporters.
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Education partnership keeps most deliberations behind closed doors
After enduring months of questions about transparency, the public-private partnership assisting struggling Connecticut schools held two-thirds of its inaugural meeting in New Haven behind closed doors.
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Towns say winter won’t wait for Lamont, legislators to cut a deal
With $30 million in promised state aid to towns already months overdue, local leaders say seasonal demands can’t wait for resolution of tolls debate.
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What is Connecticut’s religious exemption from vaccines? Here are five things to know about the controversial provision
Democratic legislators ignited controversy by suggesting the state repeal its religious exemption to mandatory vaccinations.
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Amtrak’s next Acela
I’m a big fan of high speed trains, which means I often ride Amtrak’s Acela to Boston or Washington. It’s the best train in North America, though it pales in comparison to true HSR (high speed rail) in Europe or Asia. While Acela can hit a top speed of 150 mph, it does so on only 34 of the 457 miles between DC and Boston. Over the entire run, what with congestion and station stops, it only averages about 70 mph.
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CT, NY, NJ and PA seek common approach to pot
The governors of four northeastern states are exploring a regional approach to the legalization of recreational marijuana.