As the back-to-school season begins, the makers of EpiPen, an anti-allergy injector, are being blamed for shortages of the drug and inflated prices.
Matt Lesser
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Expanded insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings lauded by officials, advocates
Harrowing tales from breast cancer survivors from across the state and a slip-up from a freshman legislator are among the circumstances that led to the passage of a bill expanding health care coverage for annual breast cancer screenings.
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Lesser’s health scare helped prompt bill on EpiPens
Sen. Matt Lesser, who had a severe allergic reaction at the State Capitol last year, proposed a bill that would make EpiPens available in public venues.
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A new push for a public option in Connecticut
The first public glimpse of a new push for a public option in Connecticut came Wednesday.
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Defiance, then apology for anti-Semitic campaign mailer
Republican state Senate candidate Ed Charamut’s defiant defense of a mailer featuring anti-Semitic tropes to illustrate his Jewish opponent, Democrat Matt Lesser, crumbled Wednesday in the face of national condemnation, rebukes by religious leaders and disavowals by some fellow Republicans.
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Insult? Overreaction? House leaders can’t agree
It might be a harbinger of a politically fraught session, evidence of a general deterioration of the relations between Democrats and Republicans. Or it might turn out to be a momentary flash. Whatever the case, a perceived insult quickly escalated Wednesday, then slowly cooled.