CT News Junkie – Politics
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CT News Junkie – Politics
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was in Connecticut Tuesday to tour the new FAFSA form as a way to increase access to college ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says that fighting suicide and declining mental health for young adults and children will need "probably billions" of dollars ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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ProPublica reports that with the Republicans holding just a two-vote majority in the House of Representatives, voters will go to the polls in November in at least two congressional districts that have been challenged as discriminatory against people of color ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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HARTFORD, CT – Attorney General William Tong, flanked by the Democratic Senate leadership, announced on Thursday that he was opening an inquiry into potential price gouging practices by Connecticut grocery stores ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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A key state lawmaker said Thursday she opposes the idea of reverting back to a controversial managed care plan for nearly one million Medicaid recipients, setting up a potential showdown between Gov. Ned Lamont and a legislature controlled by his party ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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The state Senate voted Wednesday to advance bills creating task forces to study behavioral health and the effect of hate speech on children. ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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NEW BRITAIN, CT – Gov. Ned Lamont traveled to New Britain on Wednesday to announce nearly 100 nonprofit mental health service providers across the state will get more than $35 million in state funding ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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Gov. Ned Lamont is considering a plan to revert the state back to a managed care strategy that patient advocates say will leave the state’s most vulnerable residents with less access to quality healthcare ..read more
CT News Junkie – Politics
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A long list of unwritten safety rules for emergency responders around the state could be codified under a bill that was voted through the public safety committee Tuesday. However, some on the committee expressed concerns with some of the provisions of the legislation. The bill, House Bill 5264, would require volunteer fire departments and volunteer ..read more
Appropriations Committee Bogs Down Over Inclusivity Of ‘Pregnant Persons’ Versus ‘Expectant Mothers’
CT News Junkie – Politics
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The Appropriations Committee got heated Thursday over the absence of the word "mother" in a bill aimed at maximizing federal resources for mental health services for young children, their caregivers, and pregnant persons ..read more