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Dec 5, 2024 · Eight of the 26 existing joint committees of the Connecticut General Assembly will be getting new House co-chairs when the 2025 session opens on Jan. 8, a 27th committee will be created, and the ...

Nov 22, 2024 · The financially troubled Athena Health Care notified state officials this week that it plans to close two more nursing homes, which would mean more than 200 residents would need to be relocated.

Dec 23, 2024 · Legislation concerning student loan repayment assistance, paid sick days and absentee ballots are among over a dozen laws that will take effect in Connecticut on Jan. 1.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Office of Health Strategy held a public hearing on Wednesday for a proposed merger between Northwell Health, a large New York-based health system, and Nuvance Health, which owns Danbury ...

Dec 18, 2024 · A bill to raise Social Security benefits for thousands of public service workers and retirees in Connecticut cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, moving the legislation closer to ...

Dec 21, 2024 · Updated at 11:17 a.m. The Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals provisions that reduce benefits for thousands of public service workers in Connecticut, moves to President Joe Biden’s desk ...

Dec 13, 2024 · A former Hartford Public Schools student with a disability who alleges she graduated without the ability to read or write filed a lawsuit in Hartford Superior Court Friday against the City of ...

Oct 29, 2024 · Last December, an expert panel created a five-year plan to overhaul Connecticut’s early childhood education system — and now, nearly a year later, despite challenges with funding, stakeholders ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Gov. Ned Lamont originally proposed a statewide medical debt measure in 2023 and negotiated with the legislature to earmark $6.5 million for it with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The ...