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Coast Guard apologizes for mishandling of sex assaults at academy following revelation of probe
The U.S. Coast Guard apologized Friday for not taking “appropriate action” years ago when it failed to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s Connecticut academy. The service also acknowledged it did not widely disclose its six-year internal investigation into dozens of cases from 1988 to 2006. Two U.S. senators on Friday said in a...
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Lawmakers Extend Final COVID Orders, Emergency Declaration
State lawmakers voted to temporarily extend some of Gov. Ned Lamont’s remaining pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, including a statewide mask mandate for schools and child care centers, despite assertions from Republicans that Connecticut is well past the emergency phase of the pandemic. The governor, whose emergency powers are slated to expire on Feb. 15, has said he wants to…
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High Court Again Taps Election Law Expert to Redraw Lines
The Connecticut State Supreme Court has again tapped law professor Nathaniel Persily to help redraw the state’s congressional district lines after a legislative commission couldn’t reach a bipartisan agreement and missed its deadline earlier this week. Persily, who is a law professor at Stanford University and formerly at Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions, is an...
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Hospital Costs for Unvaccinated Over 2 Months May Top $9.5M
The estimated “preventable cost” of treating unvaccinated adults for COVID-19 in Connecticut’s 27 acute care hospitals was $4.2 million for June and $5.3 million for July, according to a new analysis.
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Supporters Cheer Temporary Reprieve of Ecuadorian Immigrant
Supporters of Nelson Pinos, an Ecuadorian immigrant who first sought sanctuary from a federal deportation order in a New Haven church in 2017, are celebrating his temporary reprieve. The father of three, who has lived in the U.S. for 29 years, learned this week that immigration authorities have granted him a one-year stay and supporters said Saturday he has left…
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7,000 Health Workers Facing Termination if Not Fingerprinted
Roughly 7,000 health care workers across the state who were hired during the pandemic must be terminated if they aren’t fingerprinted for state-mandated background checks before July 20, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning in urgent memos being sent to nursing homes, home health agencies, chronic disease hospitals and other health care facilities. The nursing home industry, however,…
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House Passes Marijuana Legalization Bill, Sends it to Senate
The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill that would legalize the adult use of cannabis.
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Senate Passes Marijuana Bill, But Lamont Vows a Veto
The Connecticut Senate has passed legislation for the second time in about a week that would legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults
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Connecticut Legislature Addresses Nursing Home Deficiencies
Some big changes are expected at Connecticut nursing homes in the coming months. From mandatory two-month supplies of personal protection equipment and full-time infection specialists to the ability for residents to have cameras in their rooms, lawmakers passed multiple bills during the regular legislative session that wrapped up on June 9. The changes attempt to address some of the deficiencies…
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House Budget $46.7 Billion Bill Passes, Heads to Senate
The House of Representatives passed a two-year, $46.7 billion state budget deal that lawmakers said will help guide Connecticut as it continues to emerge from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic that left more than 8,200 people dead and double-digit unemployment rates in some communities. “It’s time to press the reset button on those issues,” said Rep. Toni Walker, D-New Haven, co-chair…
