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Bush honored at funeral services in Washington
WASHINGTON – Work in Congress was halted on Monday as the body of former President George Herbert Walker Bush arrived here as part of funeral services that will be held throughout the week. Connecticut’s lawmakers plan to be among those who honor the nation’s 41st president this week.
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Blumenthal wants FCC to prove 5G wireless technology is safe
WASHINGTON – Sen. Richard Blumenthal is leading a campaign to determine whether new “5G” wireless technology is safe. He is asking the federal government for proof the cutting edge radiofrequency does not pose health risks – including cancer .
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Lembo confirms $250M state budget surplus
State Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo confirmed Monday that a recent surge in projected income tax receipts has left the current budget on pace for closing with roughly a $250 million surplus.
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CT Senate GOP counsel fired over PAC misappropriations
Updated at 3:30 p.m.: Senate Republican leader Len Fasano said he fired his chief counsel, Michael Cronin, on Monday after the lawyer admitted misappropriating “tens of thousands of dollars” from a Senate GOP caucus PAC he oversaw as treasurer in 2018.
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Let’s be rid of Connecticut’s Department of Reverse Robin Hood
Can Connecticut afford The Department of Economic and Community Development? The 2017 budget for this agency was $35 million of which $15 million was for administrative expenses and self promotion. The remainder was split between economic development and sponsorship of the arts as a means to develop the state’s tourism.
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CT GOP had right message, but ‘Trump just trumped it’
Connecticut Republicans’ first state legislative losses in a regular election since 2008 are prompting hard looks at how the party can insulate itself from Donald J. Trump in 2020, but little second-guessing of its long focus at the State Capitol on economic growth and fiscal stability.
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The times, they are a-changing… but it ain’t easy
Transitions are seldom easy. Just ask Ned Lamont, or Jahana Hayes, or Jim Himes, or Jim Smith and Robert Petricelli. Or NASA.
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Democrats taking key leadership jobs have pocketed millions from pharma
Three of the lawmakers who will lead the House next year as Congress focuses on skyrocketing drug costs are among the biggest recipients of campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry, a new KHN analysis shows.
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Outreach targets asthma hot spots, but more help is needed
Robert Carmon had a rough start to life. Shortly after birth he developed asthma, a chronic disease that causes inflammation in the lungs and difficulty breathing. His attacks were so severe as an infant that his parents rushed him to the emergency room practically every week. Today, at age 7, Robert’s asthma has stabilized. With the help of his dad, Chaz Carmon, he inhales a steroid-based medicine each morning and evening, and he carries a rescue inhaler in his backpack in case an asthma attack comes in school or elsewhere.
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First crumbling-foundation relief could come in February
With the receipt of $19.15 million in state funds, the state-chartered Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company could begin processing claims by homeowners with crumbling foundations in early January and cut its first checks in February, the company said Friday.
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Access Health: open enrollment higher than this time last year
NEW HAVEN — With just over two weeks left in open enrollment, Access Health CT CEO James Michel said Friday the health insurance exchange has already seen a roughly 2 to 3 percent higher turnout of customers than it had at this point last year.
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Trial judge dismisses call for new House election in Stratford
With the refusal Friday by a trial judge to order a new election, the question of how to resolve a contested state legislative race in which some voters were given the wrong ballot is going to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
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Democrats celebrate in Connecticut. What can they create?
Democrats now control the governor’s office, all state-wide elected offices, the house and the senate in Connecticut. As the new office-holders converge upon us, Connecticut is facing a projected $4 billion deficit, a continuing exodus of taxpayers, and lackluster job creation. What can we expect the Democrats to do with their now complete control of Connecticut’s government?
Here are top items on their agenda:
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Will CVS ownership taint Aetna’s medical coverage?
I have been very concerned with the takeover of Aetna by CVS and what is “position” on certain drugs for clients might be. CVS stopped carrying a particular eye drop after having it as one of their brands in prior years. Since I had been using this eye drop as prescribed by my eye surgeon at Westchester Medical Center, I did not wish to change. CVS refused to order it for me.