Articles by Susan Haigh

Connecticut Bill to Require Study of Road Treatments

Connecticut Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said on Feb.28 he’s willing to review whether it makes sense to add rust inhibitors to chemical road treatments used to clear ice and snow on state roads and highways, as his agency faces complaints …

Connecticut’s Access Health CT Enrolled 86,000 Since October

Access Health CT, Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, says it has so far enrolled 86,000 people in private health care plans and Medicaid since open enrollment began in October. Chief Executive Kevin Counihan said Thursday the exchange is adding 500 to …

Connecticut to Forgo Obama’s Plan for Canceled Health Insurance Policies

The state of Connecticut will not abide by President Barack Obama’s request that states allow insurance companies to continue offering health plans that don’t meet minimum coverage levels to people who have received cancellation notices. Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy …

Wrestler’s Widow Suing WWE, Connecticut Senate Candidate

The widow of a World Wrestling Entertainment performer who died in a 1999 stunt says she’s suing the Connecticut-based company and its leaders, including Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon. Martha Hart said McMahon, who stepped down as WWE chief …

Certain Safety Codes Didn’t Apply to Connecticut Plant

Three days before the deadly explosion at a Connecticut natural gas power plant, a federal agency that investigates chemical accidents recommended urgent changes to national safety standards for clearing gas from pipes. But even if those changes had been in …

Connecticut Chiropractic Board to Consider Stroke Risk

Connecticut’s State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is considering whether to require chiropractors to warn their patients about a possible risk of stroke from neck manipulation. The board is holding a two-day hearing Tuesday and Wednesday at the Legislative Office Building. …

Connecticut Dems Propose Eliminating Motor Vehicles Department

Legislative Democrats in Connecticut say the Department of Motor Vehicles should be eliminated and its functions and staff redistributed to other state agencies to help streamline state government. The proposal is part of a draft plan for reorganizing state government …

Connecticut House Votes for Tougher Teen Driving Restrictions

Connecticut has moved closer toward enacting tougher rules for teenage drivers, reforms spurred by a several fatal crashes over the past year that involved teens at the wheel. The House of Representatives voted 109-33 in favor of legislation that increases …

DeLuca Steps Down as Conn. Senate Republican Leader

Connecticut Senate Minority Leader Louis DeLuca resigned as leader of the Senate Republicans this week after coming under fire for asking a trash hauler to threaten a man the senator believed had abused his granddaughter. DeLuca, 73, pleaded guilty last …

Conn. Budget Impasse Could Halt Health Care Measure

Connecticut lawmakers moved closer Wednesday toward providing health insurance to more of Connecticut’s estimated 370,000 people without coverage, but the legislation was threatened by a budget impasse at the Capitol. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the legislature’s majority Democrats …