CT’s Reapportionment Commission failed to agree on congressional districts by noon Tuesday. A court-appointed special master will take over.
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Posted inHousing
An eviction tsunami is on the horizon, and with it comes more COVID cases
The exemptions to the moratorium add up to the state’s eviction machine churning at about one-third the pre-pandemic rate.
Posted inEducation
Judge: Children face no ’emergency danger’ from wearing masks in schools
A Hartford judge denied a request for an injunction against the state’s requirement that children wear masks in schools.
Posted inHealth, Politics
CT is Exhibit A in antitrust fight against Anthem-Cigna merger
WASHINGTON — In its court battle to block the merger of Anthem and Cigna, the U.S. Justice Department plans to use Connecticut’s market as a prime example of why increased consolidation in the health insurance field would hurt consumers. “It was clear to us… that if Connecticut had not decided to participate in the lawsuit, (the state) would have been a focal point of the case anyhow,” said Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, who has joined the DOJ lawsuit.