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July 16, 2024
The meat of the last recession and prior to it. So this panel is going to be a a bit of a History Lesson. Take this off depressingly wonderfully if we can say that as a phrase. Ive heard him speak a few times ive never had to be so negative so that is something to take into consideration. I cut it its got to be a bit of a History Lesson so i want to set the stage a bit for what was going on in the years in the months leading on so when the financial downturn started and so just a reminder of the...
July 16, 2024
Vermont and they both serve between 2003 and 2011 are in the meat of the last recession and prior to it. So this panel is going to be a a bit of a History Lesson. Take this off depressingly wonderfully if we can say that as a phrase. Ive heard him speak a few times ive never had to be so negative so that is something to take into consideration. I cut it its got to be a bit of a History Lesson so i want to set the stage a bit for what was going on in the years in the months leading on so when the...
June 21, 2024
Then there are others who just want to talk and dont want to do nothing. Okay . So we have to have conversations, walk in one anothers shoes and take the responsibility of doing something. [ applause ] i recognize that that table has Shaw High School students. And welcome. Were glad youre here. And im a big fan of Morgan Freeman but i cant completely agree with him. Maybe he meant you cant just talk about it. But i think thats where we start. And i said i was hopeful. But we do need to take more...
June 21, 2024
Churches with people, sitting there for hours letting people ask any question they have. We urge to you call the nation during this week of nonviolence. Have community communications. Ask the leaders to do it. They can do it. They are ready. They just need leadership and direction. We propose you contact and explore this whole issue of how to get the nation in a conversation. Los angeles is doing great leadership, sacramento, all the things weve heard. Lets have a National Conversation using soc...
June 18, 2024
Administration may impose new travel restrictions to stem the spread of the virus in the United States. This comes one day after the cdc warned that its not a matter of if the virus will spread in the United States but when it will do just that. And now a top Infectious Disease doctor tells cnn the outbreak is inching closer and closer to becoming a pandemic. Listen. If we have a pandemic, almost certainly were going to get impacted. We need to be able to think about how we will respond to a pan...
January 18, 2024
A total of 129,000 people enrolled, compared to 108,142 during last yearโs period. Officials attribute the rise to increased outreach.
February 9, 2023
The governor's proposed biennial $50.5 billion budget includes $500 million in income- and business-tax cuts and increases education funding while keeping Connecticut's 'fiscal' guardrails and continuing to pay down the state's underfunded pension debt. Here's where the money goes.
August 12, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act thatโs expected to pass in the U.S. House on Friday would reduce health care costs for Connecticut residents, according to state officials.
July 14, 2022
HOLYOKE โ The state treasurerโs office is exploring the creation of a baby bonds program that would set up government trust funds for qualifying infants to use when they get older, and is turning to an expert from Holyoke to help analyze the idea....
May 31, 2022
The Office of Health Strategy and the Office of the State Comptroller, on Tuesday, announced the results of a study that found roughly 8,500 additional Connecticut households would be able to afford their basic needs, if policy changes are implemented that increase the affordability of health care. The report analyzed the effects of recent healthcare legislation using the Connecticut Healthcare Affordability Index interactive tool, unveiled in June 2021, which measures the impact of various mode...