Lamont Says Feds Went From ‘Warp Speed’ to ‘Slow Roll’
BLOOMFIELD, CT – Gov. Ned Lamont pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, saying federal regulators’ ongoing reliance on emergency authorizations discourages vaccine uptake. “It’s really time for the FDA to step up and make up their minds on these vaccines,” Lamont said following an unrelated press conference.…
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Officials Warn of Shortage, Call for Blood Donations
FARMINGTON, CT – “We have a one day blood supply and that puts us in a precarious situation,” Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said Wednesday at a press conference to draw attention to the situation. “Ideally, we need a five day blood supply so that we have enough to take care of the people of our…
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No Sign Of Solutions To Juvenile Car Theft Wave
HARTFORD, CT — A rash of juvenile crime involving car theft seemed an unavoidable subject Tuesday as Gov. Ned Lamont and proponents of two recently passed laws on gun policy gathered for a ceremonial bill signing. During an event at a Hartford nonprofit, Lamont and organizers celebrated a law that enables Medicaid to fund violence…
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Lawmakers Use Baseball To Get To Know Each Other
About half of the 151 members in the House of Representatives will be attending a Hartford Yard Goats game Tuesday. It won’t be on the taxpayers’ dime. They will pay $33 for their admission to the game and for an opportunity to get to know each other. “I think it’s a big help for newer…
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Lamont Considers Recommending Indoor Masking
With the Centers for Disease Control expected to issue guidance Tuesday calling for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people to wear masks indoors, Gov. Ned Lamont said Connecticut would likely make similar recommendations. “I think at this stage, what I’d do is probably reiterate what the CDC says, which is vaccinated and unvaccinated — if this…
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State Urged To Distribute Rental Assistance At Faster Pace
Connecticut’s eviction moratorium ended last month but in order to evict a tenant who hasn’t paid rent, landlords must prove they’ve applied for federal funds to pay back rent. “I don’t think they’re moving quickly enough and I don’t think they’re streamlining the application process,” Erin Kemple, executive director of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center,…
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Lamont Names Infectious Disease Expert To Head Department of Public Health
Yale infectious diseases physician Manisha Juthani will lead the Public Health Department as its next permanent commissioner, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday. Juthani will take over for Dr. Deidre Gifford who has directed the agency throughout most of the pandemic. In May 2020, Lamont fired Public Health Commissioner Renee Coleman-Mitchell and named Gifford, the state…
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Will Eligibility For Youth Sports Hinge On The COVID Vaccine?
State and youth sports officials encouraged eligible student athletes to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus Monday, but declined to say whether it would be a requirement for participation during the coming school year. With schools reconvening in a matter of weeks and COVID cases resurging amidst spread of the more-infectious Delta variant, parents and…
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Auditors: Non-Emergency Transportation Provider Makes Improvements
HARTFORD, CT – The state contract with the company providing non-emergency transportation to Medicaid patients was set to expire this month, just as the company was making improvements, but it was extended until March 31, 2022 to avoid any mid-winter transition. A recent audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts found the state and a…
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Transportation, Crumbling Foundation Funds and School Construction Get Green Light From Bond Commission
The state Bond Commission approved more than $1.1 billion in borrowing during its second meeting of the year Friday including more than $500 million to fund transportation projects and $300 million for school building projects. The meeting was the first since the state Capitol building reopened after being closed to the public for more than…
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Chiefs, Lawmakers Wrestle With Car Theft Consequences
Waterbury police Chief Fernando Spagnolo has been talking to anyone who will listen about the cycle of juvenile car theft for at least three years, and it’s only gotten worse. From Jan. 1 to July 22, there were 385 car thefts in the city. During the same period in 2020, there were 280. Spagnolo said…
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Governor: Summer Enrichment Providing ‘Season to Hit the Ground Running’
More than one-third of the 30 children enrolled in the “123 Read with Me” at the Family Resource Center at Charter Oak International Academy in West Hartford did not attend school in person last year, and others attended only briefly, but state officials and early childhood education advocates are optimistic that the free program, which…
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Fingerprinting Deadline Looms For Nursing Home Workers
Connecticut’s three-day delay of a deadline for the fingerprinting of nursing home workers hired during the pandemic may not be long enough for potentially hundreds of employees to save their jobs, the president of their union said Thursday. The Public Health Department announced this week a brief extension of a Tuesday deadline for around 630…
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Police Accountability Taking Shape One Year Later
By the time Gov. Ned Lamont signed the 2020 police accountability law on July 31, the New Britain Police Department had already adopted many of its reforms as part of an extensive policy review and rewrite years earlier, said Chief Christopher Chute. “We had already banned chokeholds and almost all of the changes in the…
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Remington’s Insurance Companies Offer Sandy Hook Families Millions To Settle
Two insurance companies for Remington Arms the firearm company going through bankruptcy offered millions to settle a lawsuit filed by nine families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings. “The plaintiffs, the Sandy Hook…
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Hartford Foundation Announces $540K For Social Justice Projects
The foundation is funding 16 projects that will address systematic racism as well as increase social and economic mobility for Black and Latinx residents. Read more at the 210 Capitol Ave blog
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ANALYSIS | Reflecting On Hepatitis C Class Actions
Make no mistake about it: governments can provide health care to their citizens. In America, our state and federal governments must be made to do so. On this World Hepatitis C Day, we can reflect…
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Lamont Signs Gun Violence Prevention Measures Into Law
Gov. Ned Lamont celebrated the signing of two bills that seek to prevent gun deaths, violence and suicides. It’s a big deal. It recognizes the work Andrew Wood and his team has been doing for…
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OP-ED | Insulin – Once a Gift, Now Serving Greed
Insulin prices now bear no relation to the costs to manufacture it. While newer insulin versions cost $3.69 to $6.16 per vial to manufacture, the companies have set their prices at $174 to $300 per vial.
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OP-ED | Coping With Another Pandemic Summer
Susan Bigelow says she wanted this summer to be different, but every day it looks more like another pandemic summer.
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OP-ED | To Save Lives, We Must Fight Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
Barth Keck makes the case that vaccine information is now a matter of life and death.
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Detective Named First Security Director for Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
After 30 years in law enforcement, including 24 with the Canton Police Department, John Colangelo could have retired as a detective, but he says he had too much left to give.
Continue readingHead of Connecticut Main Street Center Stepping Down
Patrick McMahon, Chief Operating Officer of Connecticut Main Street Center, is stepping down after July 30. Find out who will be replacing him in the interim.
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Lamont Makes Workforce Development Appointments to Social Equity Council
A state panel tasked with ensuring the equitable rollout of the recreational cannabis law began to take shape Thursday as Gov. Ned Lamont appointed five members to the newly created Social Equity Council. The governor…
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OP-ED | ‘Your Paperwork Is All Set’
On April 21, I lost my job. It happened without warning. One day, I’d been making plans for the activities I was going to enjoy with my son during the summer, and the next, I no longer had a paycheck.
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Gun Retailers Take State Back To Court Over Issues With Background Check System
A recent upgrade to a state computer system is impacting the speed of gun sales and now retailers and their customers are taking the state back to federal court over the issue. “We spoke to…
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OP-ED | Enfield Has Something to Offer Everyone
Enfield Assistant Town Manager Kasia Purciello highlights some of the new things happening in Enfield in response to Susan Bigelow’s latest column.
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Retailers Say State Background Check System Is Causing Delays In Gun Sales
Connecticut, like many states, is seeing a record number of gun sales, but an upgrade to a state computer system is causing problems for gun retailers. The state recently updated its background check system for…
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Cleanup Crew Stars In A&E Reality Show
Sadie Marshall’s team packed up her gear to answer a call to clean up two decomposing bodies, after answering a separate call from the A&E Network to broadcast her “dirty rotten” work to the nation.…
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OP-ED | Enfield And The City That Could Have Been
As Enfield considers banning cannabis sales, Susan Bigelow looks at the town’s history of “urban renewal” and what never was.
Continue readingPublic Invited to Olympic Opening Ceremony Viewing Party at Parkville Market
The Hartford Chamber of Commerce hopes you’ll join in the fun. Read more at the 210 Capitol Ave blog
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Arulampalam to Lead Hartford Land Bank
Arunan Arulampalam is stepping down as Deputy Commissioner of the state Department of Consumer Protection to join the Hartford Land Bank, Inc. as its new Chief Executive Officer. Read more from the 210 Capitol Ave blog
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