HARTFORD–A bevy of new laws, or aspects of previously enacted legislation, went into affect on October first, such as P.A. 24-39, An Act Supporting Connecticut Seniors and the Improvement of Nursing Home-Based Care. Among other measures, this law requires home health care, home health aide, homemaker companion, and hospice agencies to require employees to wear an identification badge with his or her name and photograph during each client appointment. View more of the Oct. 1 laws, which could have…

House and Senate Republicans are petitioning for a special legislative session to tackle perpetually high electric rates in Connecticut. The petition, which will be submitted to Connecticut’s Secretary of the State, states that the lawmakers deem it “necessary for the General Assembly to meet in special session” for the purpose of passing several policies which aim to provide ratepayers with long-term relief. [Watch our news conference here] “Republicans are all signing this petition, and…

The horrific events that unfolded July 13 outside of Pittsburgh dramatically altered the course of political events, from the top of the federal ballot to under-ticket races. A former president of the United States running again for the highest office in our country comes within a sidelong glance of being assassinated on live television. But maybe we should not be surprised at the reaction to this once-in-a-generational event in American history.  Democrats clinging to a fleeting strategy of getting…