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1 month ago | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Jamil Ragland |Julie Banks |Hugh McQuaid |Frank Carini
Posted inPrivacy With the announcement that genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said state residents have the right to delete their genetic data and request the company destroy DNA samples under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Viktoria Sundqvist |Jamil Ragland |Julie Banks
Skip to content Posted inCorrection Department A 54-year-old Connecticut man who has spent more than three decades behind bars for killing two men in 1989 was granted parole at a January hearing of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
marineandmaritime.com | Julie Banks |Mark Lavery
Alba Sailing operates from purpose-built shoreside premises at Dunstaffnage Marina in Dunbeg near Oban, and has been operational for over 40 years. The company offers a wide choice of yachts for charter, ranging from 31 – 46 feet, for bareboat or skippered yacht charter, all of which are fully coded. The business includes a chandlery store, offering equipment and clothing hire, electronics, rigging and fittings as well as charts and books.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Phil Galewitz |Julie Banks
Posted inMedicaid With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Julie Banks
Yankee Gas is asking state regulators for a $209 million rate hike, which would mean a monthly increase of more than $46 for residential heating customers. Yankee Gas’s application was filed Tuesday with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), and if approved would become effective in November 2025. PURA told Yankee Gas that if it did not file its own application by December, it would initiate its own review. Yankee Gas is a subsidiary of Eversource.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
theinnercitynews.com | Julie Banks
by Julie Martin BanksThe Medicaid.gov website Credit: Postmodern Studio / ShutterstockIn light of the results of last week’s election, the last thing Connecticut should do is make any adjustments to the way the state provides Medicaid to eligible residents, advocates said last week. The Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council (MAPOC) held a meeting late last week about the state’s Medicaid program as part of an analysis to determine whether any adjustments need to be made.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Julie Banks
In light of the results of last week’s election, the last thing Connecticut should do is make any adjustments to the way the state provides Medicaid to eligible residents, advocates said last week. The Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council (MAPOC) held a meeting late last week about the state’s Medicaid program as part of an analysis to determine whether any adjustments need to be made.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Julie Banks
Citing a conflict of interest, a group of Medicaid advocates are criticizing the state Department of Social Services’ choice of a consultant for a review of the process through which Medicaid members are receiving services. The consultant in question – Manatt Health, a consulting firm – is conducting this analysis along with Accenture in what is being called a Medicaid Landscape Analysis.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Julie Banks
The state needs to add to its housing supply, and if it does so, that will help make homes more affordable for more people, according to representatives of the Connecticut Apartment Association (CTAA). In order to have more housing supply, CTAA says, the state needs to see cooperation from numerous entities to help developers get people into their homes faster – through avenues such as expedited permit reviews.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Julie Banks
HARTFORD, CT – In a victory for the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, the issue of whether to release a video – which reportedly captures the 2018 death of an inmate at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown – has to go back to the Hartford Superior Court for further review. In an order released late last week, the Appellate Court vacated the Superior Court’s decision to deny the ACLU’s Oct. 4 request for the video.
