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Connecticut invests in police social work program, following states like Vermont
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 11, 2025
A program to place more social workers in police departments is gaining further momentum in Connecticut following the close of the 2025 legislative session. A new provision in the state’s biennial budget establishes and funds the Social Work and...
Connecticut Sun’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa knows basketball won’t last forever. She’s trying to build something that will.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Even from across the world, it was a significant moment for Nelson-Ododa, who debuted her clothing and lifestyle brand, Kayelise, in September when she wore one of her designs in the tunnel before a WNBA game. “Seeing it happen, even from a...
Connecticut could receive $8.4 million in settlements from 8 opioid drug makers
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 11, 2025
The eight producers of opioids will cough up a collective $720 million that will be distributed between states across the country. HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut could receive up to $8.4 million after eight drug makers who produced opioid pills...
Connecticut emergency departments seeing more tick related visits
NBC Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
It's tick season, and national data shows more people are going to the emergency room for tick bites than they have in years. Around 280 out of 100,000 visits to emergency departments in the Northeast were related to tick bites this May, according...
Connecticut’s Opulent Suburbs Can’t Conceal Urban Poverty: Poorest City in Every US State
24/7 Wall St.
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July 10, 2025
Connecticut has long ranked as one of the wealthiest states in America. But even within this high-income state, certain areas are immersed in poverty. Opulent suburbs like Greenwich and West Hartford are only a handful of miles from poor urban...
Connecticut Pilots a Better Way for Unhoused Kids and Caregivers to Access Homes
Truthout
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July 9, 2025
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Connecticut resident Stacey Duran’s youngest daughter was 3 months old when she fled an abusive...
Connecticut man is CLEARED of murdering prep school boy, 17, at boozy house party
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
A former prep school student has been cleared of murder after he was accused of stabbing a 17-year-old to death over a fight about beer in a glitzy Connecticut town. Raul Elias Valle, now 20, was found not guilty of murder, manslaughter or assault...
Connecticut Budget Bill Reinforces EMTALA and Emergency Medical Services Obligations for State Hospitals
National Law Review
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July 9, 2025
On June 30, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-168 (PA 25-168) (the Act), Connecticut’s Budget Bill for the period between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2027. The Act includes two new laws that address access to,...
A CT hospital is seeing more high-risk expectant mothers. Why it was named one of America's best.
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
For a soon-to-be mother of four, being in a Connecticut hospital for weeks before the baby arrived was described as a very emotional experience. What helped Rebecca Farrah? The nursing staff at UConn Health. Now, Newsweek has recognized UConn...
$20 million verdict reached in negligence lawsuit over death at Middlesex Hospital
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
MIDDLETOWN, CT. (WFSB) - A $20 million verdict was reached in a negligence lawsuit over a death at Middlesex Hospital. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Scott Wilson, a 68-year-old who died after an elective abdominal surgery in 2019. It was...
Jury grants $20 million in death of man after surgery at Middlesex Hospital
NBC Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
A jury granted $20 million to the family of a 68-year-old who allegedly died after getting surgery at Middlesex Hospital several years ago. Officials say Anesthesiologists of Middletown and Middlesex Hospital could have prevented the death of...
Gov. Lamont holds signing ceremony for mental health bill
Connecticut Inside Investigator
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July 10, 2025
This morning, Gov. Ned Lamont was joined by a multitude of state officials, lawmakers and other stakeholders at a signing ceremony for SB 10, a bill that intends to significantly improve mental health coverage in the state. “This is not just a...
CT Town That Once Had 2 Locations Of A Once-Prominent Pharmacy, Soon Will Have None
Patch
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July 10, 2025
Posted Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 2:39 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 6:42 pm ET CONNECTICUT — Within about a month's time, one Connecticut town is going from two to zero locations of a one-prominent pharmacy chain. Monroe has already lost one Rite...
An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly (Part Two)
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
On June 30, 2025, we covered some of the labor and employment related bills passed by the General Assembly during its 2025 Regular Session, including changes to the paid sick leave law and to the state’s municipal employees retirement system, in...
Health insurance company with $247 billion in revenue cuts jobs for fourth time
SI Live - New York
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July 8, 2025
Global health company The Cigna Group completed its fourth round of layoffs this year at its New Jersey-based subsidiary Cigna Evernorth Health Services last week. Evernorth, which provides pharmacy care and benefits solutions, announced layoffs...
Woman convicted of stowing away on a flight to Paris sentenced to time served, but now faces charges in Connecticut
AOL
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Svetlana Dali leaves a federal hearing in New York on December 6, 2024. - Aaron Cooper/CNNA woman convicted of stowing away on a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass or a passport won’t be released from custody as she faces new...
Connecticut-based Americares response team to help with Texas flooding relief
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 8, 2025
The emergency response team will head to Kerrville, Texas to assist with both medical and mental health needs. STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut-based Americares, a global nonprofit organization, is deploying an emergency response team to help Central...
All Agree Controlling Hydrilla is Critical to CT River’s Health, Best Way to Implement That Control Has Become Heated Discussion Topic
Lyme Line - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
LYME, CT—Reactions to the use of herbicides in the fight against hydrilla along the lower Connecticut River have only recently begun to spread across social media, but the topic is old news to local property owners long concerned with the...
Monroe, Once Having 2 Locations Of A Pharmacy Chain, Soon Will Have None
Patch
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July 10, 2025
MONROE, CT — Monroe has already lost one Rite Aid location and will soon lose its second as the company drops stores amid bankruptcy proceedings. Calls to the Rite Aid at 435 Main. St. are met with a message that it is closed and that all...
Connecticut Budget Bill Includes Notable Changes to CON Laws
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
On June 30, 2025 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill implementing the state budget through June 30, 2027, Public Act No. 25-168 (PA-168). PA-168, among other things, contains changes to the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) program....