by Andrew Parrish | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Commentary, General, Health Care, Legal/Courts, Unions
As millions anxiously awaited the Supreme Court’s decision in Hobby Lobby v Sebelius (regarding the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that all employers provide contraception coverage despite religious objections) the Justices released their decision in another case that...
by Carol Platt Liebau | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Commentary, General
COMMENTARY Hartford is a city plagued with a variety of public policy problems — not least the misuse of city funds and other financial mismanagement. And it’s afflicted by a host of urban ills – including a poverty rate second only to Detroit (as of 2012) and...
by Zachary Janowski | May 1, 2014 | Commentary, Features, General
Gov. Dannel Malloy and the General Assembly don’t want fracking waste in Connecticut. That much I get, but I am really confused on where our political leaders stand on fracking. Apparently, the administration wants to supply the frackers, buy fracked gas and even...
by Andrew Parrish | Apr 3, 2014 | Commentary, Features, Health Care, Politics
Last Saturday a group of local college students known as the Wesleyan Young Advocates teamed up with the Middletown Community Health Center to honor the CEO of Access Health CT, the state’s Affordable Care Act portal, Kevin Counihan. Flyers distributed by the student...
by Andrew Parrish | Mar 2, 2014 | Commentary, General, Politics
On Wednesday President Obama will travel to Central Connecticut State University in New Britain to give a speech advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. He will be joined by the governors of MA, VT, RI and of course CT. Last week...
by Andrew Parrish | Feb 26, 2014 | Commentary, Politics
In the aftermath of the now highly publicized showdown between Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Connecticut’s Dannel P. Malloy at the National Governors Association meeting, pundits on both sides have been scrambling to analyze which governor gained the upper hand....
