July 7, 2014
State To Invest $19.2M In Waterbury
by Christine Stuart | July 7, 2014 4:57pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy delivered some good news to the most distressed municipality in the state Monday when he announced that the state planned to spend about $19.2 million in Waterbury buying up properties, renovating old ones, and improving transportation options.
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Tags: Waterbury, state investment, redevelopment, economic development, transportation, rail, trains, Metro-North, Transportation Commissioner James Redeker, Malloy, Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary, dh
April 21, 2014
Clock Is Ticking On Hospital Conversion Legislation
by Christine Stuart | April 21, 2014 12:17pm
(Updated 2:41 p.m.) Legislation addressing the burning question of whether for profit entities should be allowed to purchase nonprofit hospitals in the state is still “a work in progress,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday.
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Tags: healthcare, hospitals, conversion, waterbury, Trip Pilgrim, Tenet, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, dh
April 16, 2014
The Rowlands’ Political Paper Trail Includes Republicans & Democrats
by Christine Stuart | April 16, 2014 5:29am
Campaign finance records show that in the years following his incarceration, former Gov. John G. Rowland and his wife, Patricia, made several donations to both Democratic and Republican candidates and town committees.
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Tags: John G. Rowland, Patricia Rowland, fundraising, Jeffrey Berger, Rob Kane
March 20, 2014
Does Hospital Conversion Bill Go Too Far?
by Christine Stuart | March 20, 2014 12:24pm
Lawmakers are struggling with the idea of allowing a private for-profit company to purchase nonprofit community hospitals in the state.
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Tags: hospital conversion, Waterbury, ECHN, Trip Pilgrim, Martin Looney
January 29, 2014
Foley Focuses On Cities In Making Run For Governor Official
by Christine Stuart | January 29, 2014 6:46pm
Republican Tom Foley chose a V.F.W. Hall in Waterbury on Wednesday to make his second bid for governor official.
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Tags: Tom Foley, election 2014, Neil O’Leary, dh
December 4, 2013
Committee Hears Pros & Cons of For-Profit vs. Nonprofit Hospitals
by Christine Stuart | December 4, 2013 6:30am
Tempers flared at the end of the this year’s legislative session over a bill that would have made it easier for a private, for-profit hospital company to purchase physician practices from a nonprofit hospital that it planned to take over.
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Tags: Labor and Public Employees Committee, Cathy Osten, Peter Tercyak, Waterbury Hospital, ECHN, Bristol, Trip Pilgrim, Tenet, Vanguard, dh
December 2, 2013
McKinney Endorses Greenberg, Who Doesn’t Return The Favor
by Christine Stuart | December 2, 2013 6:16pm
Senate Republican leader John McKinney endorsed Mark Greenberg’s congressional bid Monday, but Greenberg didn’t return the favor.
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Tags: Mark Greenberg, John McKinney, Noujaim Tool, Waterbury, William A. Petit, 5th District, Elizabeth Esty, dh
November 18, 2013
In Flurry of Last-Minute Activity, Marijuana Growers & Distributors Submit License Applications
by Christine Stuart | November 18, 2013 11:26am
Friday was a busy day at the state Department of Consumer Protection — it was the final day to submit applications to become a licensed medical marijuana grower or seller in Connecticut. Of the 42 submitted applications, 39 arrived on Friday, including 16 for grower licenses and 26 to open a dispensary.
Tags: medical marijuana, Thomas Macre, Three-C, Waterbury, Neil O'Leary, growers, dh
October 7, 2013
OP-ED | Children’s Education Shouldn’t Come Down to Chance
by Jennifer Alexander | October 7, 2013 7:06pm
Whether it’s in Bridgeport, Bristol, or Brooklyn, budget cuts and teacher layoffs are an unwelcome prospect but sometimes an unavoidable reality. The manner in which school districts choose which teachers to let go is often decided long in advance, during collective bargaining negotiations.
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Tags: Jennifer Alexander, ConnCAN, education, teacher contracts, unions, school district, dh
September 12, 2013
Slave Who Died in 1798 Finally Gets Proper Burial
by Staff Report | September 12, 2013 2:25pm
He waited 215 years for a proper burial, but a slave named Mr. Fortune finally got the respect he deserved Thursday when his bones were laid in repose at the state Capitol.
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