Gov. Ned Lamont said Tucker Carlson’s commentary on Fox News about red-flag laws and their constitutionality was infuriating.
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Posted inHealth
Wastewater samples show COVID levels falling in New Haven area
With fewer COVID tests being reported to the state, wastewater analysis like that done at Yale is proving to be a reliable barometer.
Posted inPolitics
From Connecticut and Texas, the bipartisan gun deal gets a different look
CT Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal sat with Southern conservatives last week to seek common ground on gun laws. They found some.
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Murphy, other senators announce bipartisan deal on guns
The law would enhance background checks for buyers under 21 and create a “red flag” tool to allow the seizure of guns from troubled people.
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Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up.
CT needs 3,000 new nurses a year, and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them leave the state. Worsening matters is a shortage of instructors.
Posted inGovernment
Outside the replica of slave ship Amistad, Gov. Lamont signs Juneteenth bill
With a ceremonial bill signing and an impromptu climb by the governor aboard the Amistad, Connecticut got an early jump on Juneteenth.
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With $875M fund for needy towns, Lamont touts ‘step in right direction’
The election-year adjustment in how Connecticut funds community projects was sought by a Black and Puerto Rican Caucus frustrated by the governor’s “debt diet.”
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Catholic health system’s acquisition of Day Kimball hospital raises concerns
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is seeking assurances that Covenant Health won’t limit services, including reproductive health.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski and Ned Lamont compete to show empathy on inflation
Both candidates are fighting to reinforce that they understand the impact of the worst inflation in 40 years on voters’ pocketbooks.
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Lamont’s tweet about satirical tune gets serious rebuke from Stefanowski
The tune bemoans the difficulty of rhyming anything with Connecticut while mentioning marijuana and internet gambling as among its blessings.
Posted inMoney
GOP tries to reignite tax-cutting debate
Republican legislative leaders in Connecticut want a special session before July 1 to expand state tax cuts to counter rising inflation.
Posted inEducation
Many Connecticut school districts haven’t filed required safety reports
Records show that 16 CT school districts have never submitted a lockdown drill report since they were mandated nine years ago.
Posted inHousing
A lack of appetite for zoning reform has advocates, legislators regrouping
Less than half of CT towns submitted affordable housing plans by the June 1 deadline despite five years of advance notice.
Posted inEconomic Development
Deer Lake: Another round in the battle between conservation and sprawl
Attempts to preserve a Killingworth Boy Scout reservation offer a window into the state’s hit-or-miss pattern of open space conservation.
Posted inPolitics
First CT candidates qualify for public campaign financing
Connecticut’s public financing of campaigns has changed who can run for General Assembly, but its relevance to gubernatorial races is suspect.