Officials say it’s premature to draw conclusions from first taser report: A new report shows that officers were more likely to use Tasers in police incidents with minorities, but those in charge of compiling the information warned Thursday that it is too soon to draw any conclusions from the data.
State officials express concern about supply of opioid reversal drug: Legislators and health officials have spent a lot of time in recent weeks patting themselves on the back, claiming that Connecticut just passed the most forward-thinking, far-reaching legislation in the country to combat the state’s growing opioid epidemic.
Lembo calls on insurance commissioner to recuse herself from merger review:
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo added his name Thursday to a growing list of advocates and officials asking Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade to recuse herself from reviewing the Anthem-Cigna merger.
Federal judge throws out MGM lawsuit that opposed tribes’ third casino plans: In a move that may help Connecticut’s two federally recognized Indian tribes build a new casino somewhere between Hartford and the Massachusetts border, a federal district judge dismissed a legal challenge to the proposal brought by MGM Resorts International.
Goodbye 2016, hello 2017: Friday was the start of the new fiscal year and state lawmakers are ready to leave the 2016 budget behind them.
15% of Husky parents get insurance with one month to go before losing temporary coverage: State officials announced Thursday that about 15 percent of the low-income parents who were about to lose their temporary insurance in July will continue to receive coverage.
Barnes withholds $130M from state agencies: Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes is using the authority granted to him as part of the 2017 budget to withhold funding from various state agencies.
