CT Efforts to Promote Electric Vehicles Ranked 13th in US in New Report
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Disparities in Health, Challenges of Aging Population Highlight Connecticut’s 3-Year State Plan on Aging
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed attention to the considerable disparities in healthcare and health outcomes among individuals of various racial groups in Connecticut. While the awareness has grown and focus has intensified, the recent data is consistent with findings highlighted in the State Plan on Aging, which was approved by the federal government last year as Connecticut’s blueprint for the next three years.
Read MoreLawmakers Consider Requiring Defibrillators at Health Clubs in Connecticut
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Health clubs and athletic facilities in Connecticut would be required to provide and maintain automatic external defibrillators if legislation now being considered at the State Capitol is approved this year.
Read MoreProposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings
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Legislation proposed at the State Capitol would establish a task force to study and make recommendations concerning protecting and safeguarding occupants and residents of mixed-use buildings from harm caused by secondhand smoke, especially residents and occupants who suffer from impaired respiratory function or another respiratory disability.
Read MoreProtecting Assets of Older Residents and Spouses Requires Legislative Action, Elder Law Attorneys Tell Lawmakers
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The Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is seeking a series of revisions to Connecticut law that would better protect the assets of individuals seeking to stay at home in their later years when they require at-home care under certain circumstances, and their spouses.
Read MoreCapitol Food Fight? Pizza vs. Hamburger
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It could be the classic battle, at a time when distraction may be precisely what is needed. Hamburger vs. Pizza, for the hearts, minds, and taste buds of Connecticut lawmakers.
Read MoreState Legislators, Municipalities Urge Declaration of Racism as Public Health Crisis
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Nearly two dozen Connecticut municipalities and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have declared racism a public health crisis. Those actions, during the second half of 2020, appear to have set the stage for state action this year.
Read MoreRecent Studies May Raise Red Flags in CT Effort To Legalize Marijuana
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Whether recently released studies in the U.S. and Europe will provide sufficient reason to pause as Connecticut edges ever closer to legalizing recreational marijuana during the current session of the state legislature remains an open question.
Read MoreConnecticut’s Rosenworcel, Psaki, Nunez-Smith Reflect Strong State Presence in Biden Administration
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Connecticut connections to the Administration of newly sworn in President Joe Biden continue to make headlines. The latest: Jessica Rosenworcel, Jenn Psaki and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, assuming new roles in the Administration’s first few days.
Read MoreConnecticut Hospitals Earn A Grade for Safety
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The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization focused on health care safety and quality, has released its annual Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which show that seven Connecticut hospitals earned an “A” grade.
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