The Connecticut Senate voted last week to expand workers’ compensation benefits to injured employees, despite cries from business advocates who claim the bill will help drive more companies out of Connecticut. The bill passed 21-15. The House of Representatives has …
With lagging birth rates and an influx of immigrants, the face of Connecticut is expected to change greatly over the next two decades. A new population analysis, released by the Connecticut State Data Center at the University of Connecticut, projects …
Connecticut lawmakers are considering higher fines for people who talk on their handheld cell phones while driving. More than a year after the state’s cell phone ban took effect, lawmakers say they’re concerned that too many drivers are still chatting …
Gov. M. Jodi Rell unveiled a proposal this week that she says will provide affordable, comprehensive health insurance to thousands of uninsured adults in Connecticut. The initiative, called the Charter Oak Health Plan, would be open to adults of all …
In the final days of the election season, Connecticut Republicans are hoping to prevent the Democratic majority from gaining veto-proof control of the Connecticut General Assembly. That’s why the GOP is trying to persuade voters who support popular Republican M. …
Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial candidate John DeStefano has questioned Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s involvement in the state’s approval of a health insurance program that’s become the subject of a lawsuit. The accusation clearly rankled Rell, who said the criticism “sank to …
A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week against health insurer Aetna Inc., one of its subsidiaries and the Connecticut Department of Insurance, hoping to stop the sale of new health insurance plans it claims are a scam. Phil …
Eight years ago, then-18-year-old Oliver Bishop IV made a costly mistake. The Guilford, Conn. teen bought a case of beer and a half-pint of liquor and visited numerous parties. Though he had a designated driver that night, Bishop still got …
Max Kothari, owner of a kitchen remodeling shop in Hartford, said it bothers him that some of his 12 employees have to choose between shelling out hundreds of dollars a month in insurance premiums or skipping the coverage altogether. “Some …
Connecticut lawmakers moved closer this week toward making it a felony for the owner of a commercial vehicle to knowingly operate it without insurance. Responding to a fiery 20-vehicle crash in Avon that killed four people last July, the state …
