In a public hearing Wednesday, residents asked lawmakers to pass legislation that would guarantee rights to non-English-speaking parents.
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Posted inHousing
CT rent cap bill draws hours of testimony, sometimes heated
The CT rent cap bill would cap annual rent hikes at 4% plus the consumer price index, but the debate outlined broader philosophical issues.
Posted inHealth
Lamont administration takes aim at hospital and drug costs
Gov. Ned Lamont rolled out two bills that put a free-market governor at odds with Big Pharma and the hospital industry, a major CT employer.
Posted inHealth
CT legislature considers trade association health plans
Businesses, nonprofits and a group of lawmakers want to allow trade groups to offer health insurance. Patient advocates have concerns.
Posted inHealth, Uncategorized
Medicaid is ‘unwinding’ in CT. Here’s what you need to know
A policy that guaranteed Medicaid coverage during the pandemic is ending, and thousands of CT residents could be affected.
Posted inHealth
Advocates: Medicaid rates leave CT kids without autism services
Some kids in CT are waiting months for behavioral health autism services. Providers say it’s because HUSKY reimbursement rates are low.
Posted inEconomic Development
Tech is changing Connecticut manufacturing. Can businesses keep up?
State leaders are working to coordinate industrial and academic efforts to adopt AI, big data and robotics. It’s no simple task.
Posted inPolitics
Legislators want change at MDC, entity dominated by Bill DiBella
A legislative committee held a public hearing Friday on a bill that would increase state oversight over the MDC by requiring annual audits.
Posted inMoney
Lamont, legislators heading for a battle over CT spending cap
Legislators and others say CT has too many pressing education, health care and social service needs to focus solely on the spending cap.
Posted inInvestigations
CT paid $1.4M for unauthorized work at former hospital, state says
Officials say they are investigating how much work was done by AAIS, which was paid for asbestos cleanup at Cedarcrest in Newington.
Posted inGovernment
CT oversight board may ask for full state takeover of West Haven
The MARB asked the Attorney General’s office for legislation that would enable the state to control nearly every aspect of city government.
Posted inEducation
UConn cools budget rhetoric but presses Lamont for more money
UConn president Radenka Maric cooled her fight with Gov. Ned Lamont while maintaining that his budget shortchanges the university.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT film tax credit: Some want to cut it, some want more
Some lawmakers want to get rid of a tax credit program designed to encourage film production in the state — but others want to expand it.
Posted inJustice
Mayors and moms call for reforms to target repeat gun offenders
One provision would give CT judges the right to curtail bail for repeat gun offenders. Another would create more ‘gun dockets’ in CT courts.
Posted inHealth
CT urged to offer HUSKY to people under 26 of any immigration status
Advocates wrote to legislators and spoke at a hearing urging CT to expand Medicaid to people 25 and younger regardless of immigration status.