Union workers at a state-operated inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse facility in Middletown say they’re at their breaking point and they want Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to do something about it. Described by many of the workers as a problem brewing over the past few years, the issue of mandatory overtime was only compounded […]
Posted inCourts, Labor
Court’s Decision May Not End Labor Dispute for State Police
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s administration was successful Tuesday in getting Connecticut’s Supreme Court to block close to 50 State Police lieutenants and captains from forming a union and negotiating its first labor contract. The court’s 4-2 decision Tuesday overturns a lower court ruling and a state Labor Board decision. In the majority decision the […]
Posted inOpinion
OP-ED: Help is on the way for Connecticut residents with pre-existing conditions
Just this spring, a woman called our helpline desperately trying to keep her son on his health insurance. The son’s situation is an all too familiar Catch-22, and one that will be addressed under the new health care reform act. The son had some problems as a young man, but has turned his life around […]
Posted inHealth Care, Labor
21 Arrested At Nursing Home Strike in Hartford
Twenty-one people were arrested Tuesday when they refused to stop blocking Park Place Health Center’s driveway. Two lawmakers, Rep. David McCluskey of West Hartford and Rep. Peter Tercyak of New Britain, along with Hartford City Councilman Larry Deutsch were arrested for civil disobedience when they joined striking union officials on the picket line in Hartford. […]
Posted inState Budget, State Capitol
State Ends Year In the Black
The state’s chief fiscal officer announced Tuesday that the state will end the year with a $166.9 million surplus, a far cry from the more than $500 million deficit lawmakers struggled to close at the beginning of the year. State Comptroller Nancy Wyman said in this letter to Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell today that […]
Posted inElection 2010
Blumenthal Campaign Goes On Television
Up in the latest Quinnipiac University poll by 25 points, Richard Blumenthal’s U.S. Senate campaign, released its first three televisions ads Tuesday. The three ads feature individuals and families who claim they were helped by Blumenthal over the years. All three ads show the individuals talking about how Blumenthal helped them win claims against big […]
Posted inElection 2010
Lamont Raises $2.27M, Contributes $1.85M
As of May 26, Ned Lamont’s gubernatorial campaign has raised total of $2.27 million. That includes $1.85 million that Lamont contributed to the campaign. About $840,000 has been spent on television advertisements, according to the Lamont campaign. His Democratic opponent, Dan Malloy, is expected to receive up to $2.5 million later this week from the […]
Posted inCongress, State Budget
Congress Adjourns Without Passing Medicaid Extension
(Updated 4 p.m.) Before adjourning for the Memorial Day holiday the U.S. House of Representatives stripped more than $24 billion for additional state Medicaid funding from a stimulus expansion bill. More photos That means Connecticut may have a more than $266 million hole in its state budget, since both the General Assembly and Gov. M. […]
Posted inTown News
One Big Summer Night Planned in Hartford
Two years ago the Hartford Public Library was forced to close two library branches and lay off 40 employees. It has since bounced back, but the 2008 budget battle forced it to look at diversifying its fundraising efforts with “One Big Summer Night.” The “One Big Summer Night” fundraiser features blogger and author Julie Powell […]
