by Zachary Janowski | Oct 3, 2012 | General, Health Care, Taxes & Spending
Gov. Dannel Malloy’s 10-year, $291 million agreement to subsidize a genomic medicine center in Farmington built by the Jackson Laboratory is complex, involving multiple state agencies. Connecticut Innovations, the state’s venture capital agency, made several...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 28, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
The union striking at five Connecticut nursing homes has a well-funded pension according to one measure reported to union members, but a much less favorable position according to federally-mandated calculations. Service Employees International Union 1199 New England,...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 20, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
The nursing home company facing strikes at five of its Connecticut locations formally asked the state’s top prosecutor to investigate allegations union workers committed sabotage shortly before their strike began. Maureen Weaver, an attorney with Wiggin and Dana who...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 18, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen will recuse himself from legal matters involving the strikes at several nursing homes after joining the picket line Tuesday, according to a spokesman. HealthBridge Management, owner of several nursing homes in Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 17, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
Striking nursing home employees who recently received the support of Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on the picket line allegedly risked the lives of elderly residents when they removed medical id bracelets and committed other acts of disruption, according to a...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 2, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
I explained why I don’t think the individual mandate will work at a January speech to the Connecticut chapter of the Federalist Society. I included the text of those arguments in a blog post here: Once you reach 133.01% of FPL, things stop being so clear. At...
