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HARTFORD, CT — The estimated 100,000 customers who are projected to lose their healthcare coverage as a result of new requirements mandated by HR1 next year are families, neighbors and community members, Charter Oak Health Center President and CEO Vernette Townsend said Monday.
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Logan Dancey, associate professor of government at Wesleyan, said voters appear to blame President Donald Trump more than Lamont for the state of the economy. Trump’s approval rating among poll respondents stood at 27%, compared to 70% disapproval. Lamont’s approval rating was 56%, with 37% disapproving.
According to the letter, on Tuesday, October 14, Ukrainian officials reported that their access to Starshield had been restricted for devices moving at speeds greater than 100 mph.
Early voting is available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Nov. 1, Those hours are extended to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 and Oct. 29. Same-day registration is also available during those hours.
Federal authorities intercepted a suspicious letter addressed to the Connecticut Secretary of the State's office this week, one of a series of mailings sent to election offices across the country, some of which contained a powdery substance.
Part of the “No Kings” movement, the events focused on rallying voters to get to the polls for the midterm elections. The theme “No Kings” is meant to protest the rise of authoritarianism and political violence in the United States, organizers said.
According to Attorney General William Tong, a threat actor used compromised credentials of Frontier employees and vendors to gain access to Frontier’s internal IT systems and exfiltrate un-encrypted personal information. The threat actor later offered the stolen data for sale on the dark web.
The obesity rate among adults was just over 30% in Connecticut last year, according to the latest report by the Trust for America’s Health. The good news is that rate has leveled off since 2021. Nationally, obesity rates are also stable at 40%. Unfortunately, that is too high.
The Trump administration has provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort is underway.
The $5 million state-funded project, performed by the Cheshire-based Quaker Corporation, started Thursday and is scheduled to be fully completed by September 2028, with about 1,000 signs to be installed, overlaid or removed.
Organizers say the "No Kings" events are meant to build turnout for the midterms and also to encourage voters to take advantage of early voting, which starts Oct. 19 in Connecticut. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Find your polling location at: MyVote.CT.gov/lookup
In this case, the complaint included images and video of a patient with a maggot-infested wound on their head, according to a statement from Painter’s office.
Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski said the effort to distribute 1.5 million eggs will continue for the next few months.
Asked to choose from a list of nine issues, 24% of poll respondents said cost of living was the most important to them. That was followed by the economy (21%), taxes (13%), health care (10%) and immigration (10%). No other issue reached double digits.
