Jamil Ragland

6 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Jamil Ragland

by Jamil Ragland CTNewsJunkieHARTFORD, CT — Citing what they called an “unspeakable tragedy,” health officials were joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal this week to raise the alarm about increasing rates of cancer for younger Americans. “We’re here about, essentially, a phenomenon that is truly alarming, which is young people are afflicted increasingly at higher rates with cancer.

6 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Jamil Ragland

by Jamil Ragland CTNewsJunkieHARTFORD, CT — Under the watchful eye of the Nathan Hale statue in the state Capitol building Thursday afternoon, advocates asked leaders in the General Assembly to maintain multiple energy assistance programs that they say are at risk of being gutted or outright removed in the waning days of the legislative session.

1 week ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Jamil Ragland

HARTFORD, CT — Under the watchful eye of the Nathan Hale statue in the state Capitol building Thursday afternoon, advocates asked leaders in the General Assembly to maintain multiple energy assistance programs that they say are at risk of being gutted or outright removed in the waning days of the legislative session. “We’re here with a broad coalition of groups, including Connecticut Citizens Action Group, Sierra Club, AARP, Save the Sound, Environment Connecticut, and others,” said Rep.

1 week ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Jamil Ragland

HARTFORD, CT — Citing what they called an “unspeakable tragedy,” health officials were joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal this week to raise the alarm about increasing rates of cancer for younger Americans. “We’re here about, essentially, a phenomenon that is truly alarming, which is young people are afflicted increasingly at higher rates with cancer. And those rates are climbing, particularly for breast and colorectal cancer,” said Blumenthal, a Democrat and Connecticut senior US Senator.

1 week ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Jamil Ragland

HARTFORD, CT – After an extended debate Tuesday evening that saw Republican state senators question the state’s role in the national debate on immigration, the Senate passed a bill that would make several changes to state law, including the previously bipartisan Trust Act.