no imageNews Junkie: House will take up labor agreement Monday, veto overrides are still a question mark
HARTFORD, Conn. — The House Democratic caucus has decided it will vote on the $1.57 billion labor savings package... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
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no imageno imageNews Junkie: Day 21 and still no budget
HARTFORD, Conn. — More than three weeks into the new fiscal year and there’s been no vote on a... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Connecticut adds jobs in June; officials say state could see full recovery by 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s economy added an estimated 7,000 jobs in June, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: New report highlights benefits of ACA in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. — Just as replacement efforts seem to have fallen short in Congress, a new report released Wednesday attempts to... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Down to the wire, Republican leader’s request for contracts is ignored
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s state employee unions finished voting on an extension of health and pension benefits and nearly... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Malloy says lawmakers need to ‘check their egos at the door’
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said it’s time for lawmakers to check their partisanship and egos at... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Republicans clarify changes they want to make to labor; unions warn against them
HARTFORD, Conn. — In case there was any confusion, House Minority Leader Themis Klarides wrote lawmakers to make sure... (Read more)
7 / 22 / 2017
no imageOpinion: A Q&A on the Connecticut economic & fiscal crisis
Connecticut’s fiscal year ended June 30th and we still do not have a State budget. Meanwhile we face a... (Read more)
7 / 17 / 2017
no imageCTNJ/Opinion: Can Connecticut reinvent itself?
Terry Cowgill lives in Lakeville, blogs at ctdevilsadvocate.com and is managing editor of The Berkshire Edge in Great Barrington,... (Read more)
7 / 16 / 2017
Connecticut Medicaid ‘best in nation for curbing per-enrollee cost trend’
This is a press release, presented in the format in which it was sent: Medicaid in general tracks lower... (Read more)
7 / 15 / 2017
no imagePublic invited to health information technology roundtable discussions
This is a press release, presented without editing: (HARTFORD, CONN) – Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman announced today that Allan... (Read more)
7 / 15 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: No budget vote on July 18
HARTFORD, Conn. — Unable to finalize a bipartisan agreement, the General Assembly won’t be voting on a two-year budget... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
CTNJ: Murphy, Esty fundraising at record pace
HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic incumbents U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty have raised record amount of... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
CTNJ: Connecticut jumps 10 spots in CNBC business rankings
HARTFORD, Conn. — Good economic news may be hard to come by these days in Connecticut, but the Nutmeg... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Connecticut’s 2018 gubernatorial candidates shake the money tree
HARTFORD, Conn. — It’s not an easy task and fewer than a handful of candidates have ever actually qualified... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Opioid crisis shows no signs of slowing in Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Accidental drug intoxication deaths, which increased 25 percent in 2016, “are not decreasing,” Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Connecticut continues focus on cybersecurity
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut is taking a leading role in actively fighting back against cybersecurity attacks, according to state... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Blumenthal continues healthcare education, fight against Republican proposal
MERIDEN, Conn. – No one was able to say exactly how much the Community Health Center of Meriden would... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Last veto of the 2017 session goes to Bridgeport
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy handed Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim his last veto of the 2017 legislative... (Read more)
7 / 14 / 2017
Feds release rail plan: High speed track planned for Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. – Federal plans to expand rail service in the Northeast corridor continue to include additional high speed... (Read more)
7 / 12 / 2017
Malloy’s cut to Norwalk 2018 funding prompts ‘concern’
Updated, 2 a.m., Thursday: Norwalk’s funding this year would be cut, if a state budget is not approved. Updated,... (Read more)
7 / 12 / 2017
CTNJ/Opinion: Increase revenue to save Medicaid and other basic services for people with disabilities
Lisa Abbey-James lives in Glastonbury with her 16-year-old son. I have severe disabilities, including brain injury and spinal cord injury,... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Day seven of the 2017 budget impasse
HARTFORD, Conn. — Legislative leaders and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy all want to get to a budget agreement, but... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Connecticut joins lawsuit against DeVos, Education Department
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is joining 18 other attorneys general in suing U.S. Education Secretary... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
no imageDuff-Witkos bill signed into law
This is a press release: HARTFORD, CT – Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) and Deputy Senate Republican President... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Malloy vetoes changes to affordable housing law, two other bills
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed a bill Friday that he said would make it easier for... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
CTNJ: The budget abyss
HARTFORD, Conn. — Following their failure to find enough votes to pass a two-year budget, legislative leaders have retreated... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
CTNJ: Court monitor finds DCF is still falling short of meeting children’s needs
HARTFORD, Conn. — Caseloads are growing and children’s needs aren’t being met, according to the federal court monitor overseeing... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Merrill won’t comply with Trump Commission request for voter information
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, said she’s concluded that complying with a request for... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017
no imageCTNJ: Connecticut could see competing health information exchanges
HARTFORD, Conn. — In an age when many patients receive medical care from multiple providers, it can be difficult... (Read more)
7 / 8 / 2017