Lamont, Advocates Highlight Federal Premium Subsidies With The Cost of Care Rising
With inflation at a 40-year high and double-digit increases in health insurance premiums around the corner, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont joined with Protect Our Care Tuesday to tout the additional federal funding to subsidize health insurance premiums.
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OP-ED | In My Corner Of Connecticut, Two Competitive Races Stand Out
While the 5th District congressional election might be close, few observers give the Republican Party much of a chance of retaking one or more houses in the Connecticut General Assembly. I share that sentiment, in part because turnout in non-presidential years tends to be light and low turnout generally favors incumbents. To wit, the last time the Connecticut Republicans made truly significant gains was in…
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At Bagel Shop, Stefanowski Highlights ‘Recession’
Bob Stefanowski saw a recession and job losses on the menu at Bruegger’s Bagels Tuesday and charged them to Ned Lamont’s account. Stefanowski, the Republican candidate for governor, and lieutenant governor candidate Laura Devlin served the press that argument at a media availability event held at the Whitney Avenue restaurant. They seized on the latest figures showing that Connecticut’s Gross…
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Judge Orders New Democratic Primary In Bridgeport
Democrats in Bridgeport will hold another primary election to choose a state representative nominee following a Tuesday ruling by a Superior Court judge in a lawsuit related to contested results in a race between candidate Marcus Brown and incumbent Jack Hennessy. The 14-page ruling by Judge Barry Stevens followed two recounts and weeks of litigation between Hennessy, a legislative veteran first elected in 2005, and…
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Democrats Label GOP Secretary of the State Candidate an ‘Election Denier’
Connecticut Democrats sought to draw a clear line Tuesday between Stephanie Thomas, their candidate for secretary of the state, and Republican nominee Dominic Rapini, who they cast as an election denier and danger to the voting rights of residents.
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OP-ED | Privatizing Government Services is a Real Mixed Bag
Last week, Gov. Ned Lamont squared off against Bob Stefanowski and Rob Hotaling in their first debate. If this is news to you, don’t worry, you didn’t miss much. However, Stefanowski did appear to suggest privatizing, at least in part, state transportation infrastructure such as Bradley Airport.
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Braswell Certifies Surplus
Despite the economic uncertainty, Connecticut’s state budget is still in the black, according to state Comptroller Natalie Braswell. In her monthly letter, Braswell certified a nearly $445 million surplus, which puts the state on track to end the fiscal year with a $2.3 billion budget surplus.
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VP Harris to Visit New Britain Wednesday With Jahana Hayes
U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes will host Vice President Kamala Harris during an election season stop in New Britain on Wednesday to highlight efforts by the Biden administration to protect abortion rights.
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Insurance Department Delays Hearing On Health Costs
Last month after approving double-digit health insurance rate hikes, Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais promised to hold a hearing to further explain the rate setting process and the cost of health care. However, Oct. 3 has come and gone and no hearing has been held. Republican lawmakers made sure to point out the delay.
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OP-ED | The Martha’s Vineyard Saga: A Case Study in Social-Media Misinformation
While TikTok, a treasure trove of misinformation, might be the “new Google” for teenagers, Facebook remains the adults’ go-to source for factual inaccuracies and outright lies – especially when it comes to politics.
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After Three Quarters of Growth, Connecticut Sees Decline in GDP
Connecticut’s economy contracted between April and June with a 4.7% decline in gross domestic product, according to a recent report by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis that found the state second to only Wyoming in GDP reduction.
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OP-ED | Where Are The Indigenous History Markers And Statues?
Throughout my bicycle travels of the Northeast and Midwest I have stopped to read many historical markers. I like to see what happened there, learn the history of buildings, and better understand the arc of human civilization and society in each place along the way. From a train crash to early resident life to highlights of historical industries, the signs give me a slice of…
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Energy Grid’s Winter Reliability OK, But Could Be Pricey
The good news is that officials believe the energy grid in New England will be able to be maintained without any black- or brown-outs this winter. The bad news is that it’s going to cost the region much more to heat their homes and keep the lights on.
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PURA Wants The Public To Get Involved
One thing consumers should imagine when thinking about what exactly Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulation Authority (PURA) does, is to think along the lines of Law and Order or Perry Mason, according to PURA Chairman Marissa Gillett.
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Judge To Hear Arguments in State Treasurer Campaign Complaint
A Hartford Superior Court judge will hear oral arguments Monday morning in a lawsuit brought by Republican state treasurer candidate Harry Arora who is seeking to remove his Independent Party rival from the November ballot. Arora, a state legislator from Greenwich, has asked Judge John Farley to bar independent treasurer candidate Jennifer Baldwin from the…
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Rates of Women Voter Registrations Are Surging — Particularly Where Reproductive Rights Are Threatened
The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June confirmed what many Americans already knew—that the highly polarizing issue of abortion would continue to divide people personally and politically. But the decision also had a less predictable outcome: Women have been registering to vote at very high rates in several conservative states where abortion access is either limited or practically nonexistent.
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Political Signs Reportedly Defaced In Old Lyme
Less than 24 hours after they were put up along a busy street in Old Lyme, two large signs promoting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski were defaced with red graffiti, according to property owner J. David Kelsey.
Keep readingCSMS Inaugurates Its 184th President
One of the nation’s oldest medical societies has just inaugurated its 184th president. The Connecticut State Medical Society has inaugurated Dr. David Hass, a gastroenterologist, to succeed outgoing President Dr. Ron Adelman.
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Refugee Family Nurtures Culture In Hartford Community Garden
On a September weekday morning, Maaye May removes the lock and chain from one of two gates and enters the Niles Street Community Garden in Hartford. A 6-foot high, black-metal fence encloses the garden, which measures half the size of a football field. Within the gated oasis, the city surroundings slip away as bees, birds,…
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OP-ED | An Empire Built On Lies, Survival Equipment, and Snake Oil
My goodness, but conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is spending quality time with lawyers these days. While he fumes, let’s take a moment to see how we arrived at an epoch where someone with no discernible value can make millions of dollars screaming lies into a microphone.
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CCDL Files Challenge To Connecticut’s Post-Sandy Hook Gun Laws
Connecticut’s assault weapons ban received a new constitutional challenge Thursday in a lawsuit by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League that marks the second effort to overturn the law since the Supreme Court struck down a New York firearm policy in June.
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Advocates Say Domestic Violence Is The Second Pandemic
According to advocates for the victims of domestic violence, over the last two years the number of people seeking their agencies’ services has spiked, and they are using the month of October – which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – to make people more aware of the issue.
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Trailing, Stefanowski Stays The Course
Bob Stefanowski has a strategy for turning around the momentum in the home stretch of the governor’s race: keep talking about parent’s rights and crime and inflation. The Republican candidate has been hammering those themes as the race for governor enters its final six weeks. Meanwhile, gas prices have dropped to their lowest point in 18 months.…
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On Surplus, Dems, GOP Switch Sides
New Haven and Hamden Democratic state lawmakers threw their support behind fiscal “discipline” and recession preparedness when faced with a question that will likely dominate this year’s legislative session. Read more from the New Haven Independent.
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Stefanowski Proposes to Roll Back Police Accountability Law
HARTFORD, CT — Bob Stefanowski shrugged off recently released statistics showing a decline in Connecticut crime rates and announced a plan Thursday to combat a problem he said many residents felt was out-of-control.
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OP-ED | Often Overlooked, Affordable Housing Becomes A Campaign Issue
Here’s a very quick straw poll of everyone in the room. Anyone who thinks affordable housing isn’t a problem in Connecticut, speak now or forever hold your peace. The directive is followed by a deafening silence. That’s because if there’s one thing conservatives and progressives alike can agree on, it’s that housing in the state is too expensive.
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ANALYSIS | Will Invoking Virginia Strategy Work In Connecticut?
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski seemed to be taking a page from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s playbook last month when he unveiled his “parental bill of rights,” which included a ban against transgender female athletes competing in high school sports.
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Food Insecurity Doubles For Families With Children
The U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that the federal child tax credit contributed to a decline in child poverty and a new survey from DataHaven and Siena College Research Institute found that since its expiration food insecurity for families with children has nearly doubled. A survey of 1,196 randomly-selected adults in every Connecticut town found that food insecurity went from 12% in the second…
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