The fate of nine financially troubled Connecticut nursing homes could hinge on the answer to one key question. Did state legislators know their approval of a new budget last fall would trigger immediate cutbacks in state aid to homes with large vacancy rates?
Len Fasano
Posted inEducation
Lawmakers balk at OKing executive pay, budget for education partnership — via mail
The Partnership for CT board was asked to unanimously approve a tentative budget, nearly $250,000 in executive compensation, and various operating procedures before it has even met.
Posted inTransportation
Small losses raise big questions at Port Authority
State officials say the Connecticut Port Authority is back on track. Republicans want details on what went wrong.
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s family fight with Dems over borrowing priorities
On this issue, Republicans are ready to back the Democratic governor.
Posted inPolitics
Political blame-game ensues as voting access bill dies
With just hours remaining in the 2019 legislative session, Republicans and Democrats blamed one another for the death of a bill that would have expanded Connecticut residents’ voting access.
Posted inHealth
Senate revives, then adopts deal on PTSD benefits for first responders
A day after one bipartisan deal to expand post traumatic stress disorder benefits to first responders bogged down, Democratic and Republican senators approved a revised bill.
Posted inPolitics
On budget, Dems say GOP prefers heckling to haggling
For only the second time in a decade, minority Republicans in the legislature have failed to propose a new state budget. But that doesn’t mean they’ve stayed silent about Democratic plans.
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TGIF: Ned Lamont had a tough week
The administration of Gov. Ned Lamont was ready to put a tumultuous week behind it Thursday night, downplaying a pointed rebuke by a legislative committee the previous day.
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Lamont, GOP make clear — tolls are a fault line
Two things became clear Wednesday: Gov. Ned Lamont cannot yet answer some crucial questions about tolls, and there are no answers that could entice GOP support.
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Ned, Len: ‘Hands-off & silent’ vs. ‘tiresome & predictable’
The shaky relationship between Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and Senate Republican leader Len Fasano hit another bump Tuesday as the two exchanged barbs over their respective leadership.
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GOP defends plan to avoid tolls as Lamont administration calls for compromise
The gulf between Gov. Ned Lamont and GOP lawmakers on tolls grew even wider Thursday as Republicans called any long-term funding plan that includes the “toll monster” a non-starter.
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Labor, business and the courtship of Ned Lamont
Lamont has sided with the rich on taxes and the working poor on the minimum wage. This has left his friends in progressive politics to wonder at times what values lay at his core.
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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.
Posted inHealth
UConn Health seeking a private partner for financial sustainability
UConn Health took the next necessary step in pursuing a public-private partnership on Monday by releasing a “Solicitation of Interest” letter nationally. The letter is a request for proposals from health organizations across the country interested in partnering with the Farmington-based health system.
Posted inMoney
UConn tuition hike warning brings rebuke from top Republican
The top Republican in the state Senate is challenging a warning from University of Connecticut officials that further tuition hikes may be needed as soon as 2019 to offset declining state funding.