http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/ Because You Need It. Bad. en jacqueline.wattles@uconn.edu Copyright 2013 2013-05-23T22:43:02+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/genetically_modified_food_bill_headed_back_to_senate/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/genetically_modified_food_bill_headed_back_to_senate/#When:06:21:57Z Following hours of behind the scenes negotiations, the House voted early Friday morning to approve a watered down version of legislation concerning the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms. Agriculture, State Capitol 2013-05-24T06:21:57+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/one_year_later_senate_warms_to_minimum_wage_hike/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/one_year_later_senate_warms_to_minimum_wage_hike/#When:01:07:48Z The Senate voted Thursday to approve a proposal to raise the state minimum wage by 75 cents to $9 per hour over the next two years. Labor 2013-05-24T01:07:48+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/house_gives_tanning_ban_final_passage/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/house_gives_tanning_ban_final_passage/#When:22:43:02Z A bill that would ban the use of tanning beds by youth under age 17 passed the House on a 117-21 vote Thursday and is now headed to the governor’s desk. Health Care, State Capitol 2013-05-23T22:43:02+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/calhoun_joins_activists_in_call_for_chemical_monitoring/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/calhoun_joins_activists_in_call_for_chemical_monitoring/#When:19:34:38Z Lawmakers and activists congregated at the capitol Thursday morning to press for action on a bill that would allow state government to monitor “chemicals of concern” in consumer products. Business, Environment, Health Care, State Capitol 2013-05-23T19:34:38+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/forecast_shows_slow_growth_for_ct/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/forecast_shows_slow_growth_for_ct/#When:18:56:26Z The Connecticut economy is projected to continue its recovery, reaching a pre-recession “normal” by 2017, but the state’s economy may continue to lag behind the levels of growth seen in other states and the nation, according to the New England Economic Partnership’s semi-annual economic forecast. Business, Economics, Jobs, Labor 2013-05-23T18:56:26+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/vote_held_for_harp/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/vote_held_for_harp/#When:14:00:26Z The State Senate was prepared to vote on an important bill, but it decided to wait — until Toni Harp could take care of mayoral campaign business back in New Haven. Election 2013, Town News, New Haven, Local Politics 2013-05-23T14:00:26+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/house_green_lights_drivers_licenses_for_undocumented_immigrants/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/house_green_lights_drivers_licenses_for_undocumented_immigrants/#When:09:40:26Z Connecticut voters may not be ready according to polling data, but that didn’t stop the House from pushing forward with a vote on a billthat would give undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain a driver’s license. Economics, Equality, Immigration, Jobs, Law Enforcement 2013-05-23T09:40:26+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/narrowly_tailored_bill_seeks_to_keep_some_newtown_records_secret/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/narrowly_tailored_bill_seeks_to_keep_some_newtown_records_secret/#When:22:03:42Z Draft legislation released by the governor’s office calls for making special exceptions to the state’s Freedom of Information law as it applies to records of the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre in Newtown. Civil Liberties, Town News, Newtown, Public Safety 2013-05-22T22:03:42+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/second_challenge_to_cts_new_gun_laws_filed/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/second_challenge_to_cts_new_gun_laws_filed/#When:20:24:41Z Two gun rights organizations, six individuals, and two gun stores filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a federal court to strike down state’s new firearms regulations. Legal 2013-05-22T20:24:41+00:00 http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/op-ed_national_popular_vote_plan_would_make_connecticut_voters_count_in_pre/ http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/op-ed_national_popular_vote_plan_would_make_connecticut_voters_count_in_pre/#When:20:13:12Z I have lived and voted in three cities since I turned 18: New Haven, New York City, and Washington, D.C. While I have been extremely proud to call each of these unique cities my home, they all have one big disadvantage for a young voter who cares about presidential politics: none of these cities are located in swing states, the only states that ever receive any attention in presidential elections. Opinion 2013-05-22T20:13:12+00:00