by Andrew Parrish | Mar 7, 2013 | General
The latest shot in the supposed “war on women” has been fired and the shooter appears to be getting away with it. At a February 20th appropriations committee hearing, Representative Ernest Hewett (D-New London) made an obscene sexual innuendo in response to a 17 year...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 7, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics
For all the talk about the importance of addressing Connecticut’s mental health crisis, much local reporting has catered to one side of the issue – the side without personal stakes in the game. Advocacy Unlimited held a human rights rally on the steps of the Capitol...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 6, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Connecticut legislators examined a bill Tuesday that would crack down on notarios, scam artists who defraud immigrants seeking legal services. H.B 6443, An Act Concerning Immigration Services Fraud, would target unqualified immigration service providers. Under the...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 6, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics
A federal bankruptcy court gave five Connecticut nursing homes permission Monday to change their collective bargaining agreements with union workers who recently returned from a strike. According to HealthBridge, the company that manages the five homes, the ruling...
by Zack Albert | Mar 6, 2013 | General
Governor Malloy is fighting for free enterprise, Republicans are supporting price controls, and in an odd twist of events I find myself siding with Dannel. Welcome to the Twilight Zone. A February article in the Hartford Courant reported that Governor Malloy will push...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 5, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, Transportation
Thousands of residents attended a transportation committee hearing at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven on Monday, March 4, in support of bills expanding the rights of immigrants and migrant workers. Current law only allows licenses to be issued to individuals...
