Connecticut

Granny Snatching: West Coast Advice Helps Connecticut Seniors Avoid Nursing Homes

February 8, 2012
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Granny Snatching: West Coast Advice Helps Connecticut Seniors Avoid Nursing Homes

The issue of whether elderly relatives should live their final days in nursing homes, or be cared for in their own home or that of a relative, is quickly emerging from the shadows of legislative committees into the limelight of public debate. The aging Baby Boomer generation will bring unprecedented financial burdens to state...

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Ct Condo Fees Adopted Despite Majority Opposition

February 4, 2012
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Ct Condo Fees Adopted Despite Majority Opposition

At two Connecticut condominium complexes last year the vast majority of the owners participating in the budget meetings opposed maintenance fee increases. The increases were enacted anyway. Why? Because a state law that requires condo associations to get approval from unit owners for annual budgets made it nearly impossible to defeat a budget at...

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Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s State Sen. Edith Prague Back at Work for Elderly!

February 2, 2012
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Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s State Sen. Edith Prague Back at Work for Elderly!

A minor stroke on Christmas day hasn’t seemed to slow State Sen. Edith Prague D-Columbia even a half step. She returned to the state Capitol  in late January,  went right back to work and says  she’ll be running for another term! “Too many important things are happening, I’ve got to be here,” she told...

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CL&P’s $27 Million Rebate A Good First Step Says The Governor

February 1, 2012
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Ct Governor Dannel P. Malloy today called Connecticut Light and Power’s (CL&P) consumer reimbursements following the long-term outages that occurred as a result of the October Nor’easter a good first step, but said he expects more to be done to protect consumers. “These reimbursements are a good first step in compensating our residents for...

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