Home care workers have our lives in their hands. They’re paid only $10 an hour by Sarah Jaffe, The Guardian, Jul 14 2017 Read the article — here’s a summary: Although home care workers have begun to…
No Revenue + Program Cuts for CT Budget Will Make You Cry – Here’s Why: People will die – Cuts to social service programs and medical services mean health care will be harder to get for: A. People with disabilities,…
As the U.S. Senate deliberates on the proposed GOP health care bill, which is just as threatening to U.S. citizens as the House of Representative’s (Un)American Health Care Act, a group of CT residents have come together to remind elected officials: lives…
Kevin Lembo: Time for the public option in health care Via CTPost.com The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said this of obscenity: “I know it when I see it.” It’s too late to ask Justice Stewart whether…
Solid Gains in Health, Education Require Continued Investment Amid Discussion of Budget Cuts posted by Gwendolyn Pastor June 13, 2017 Today, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released their 2017 Kids Count Data Book. The data book ranks each state’s child…
Legislators Obligated To Pass A Moral Budget House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, speaks to the House on the final day of session June 7. No budget was reached before adjournment.(Jessica Hill / AP) KENT J. SILADI — In the…
By Todd Szoka owner of: Sunshine Cycle and Run, Colchester — CT Mirror ViewPoint — As the owner of a small business in Colchester, I support paid family and medical leave as a critical safety net that will support workers…
Report: “Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences” Executive Summary: Walmart is proud of its heritage as a family-founded company. Ironically, while the Walton family touts its family values, Walmart’s absence control program punishes workers who need…
Paid leave proponents say small businesses back their effort PATRICIA DADDONA – Hartford Business Journal An organization that supports establishing a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut says 77 percent of the 243 Connecticut small business owners recently surveyed…
Let’s eliminate the pharmaceutical ‘gag order’ that costs patients money Shaina Smith, U.S. Pain Foundation – in CT Mirror The U.S. Pain Foundation was founded back in 2003, and while we have grown to become the leading patient advocacy organization with…