2020-03-05@4:57pm--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- First responders on the way to the Merritt Parkway northbound between exits 41 and 42 for a person in a white Mercedes who was shot by an accidental discharge of a firearm. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_81542" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Visit BMW of Bridgeport at: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/[/caption]
HARTFORD, CT)— Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz submitted written testimony to the Labor and Public Employees Committee in support of House Bill 5276, An Act Concerning Domestic Workers. The bill would require employers of domestic workers to disclose information about working conditions and grants to domestic workers certain privacy protections, the ability to raise health concerns relating to cleaning products and protection from retaliation. “The Council on Women and Girls is supporting this legislation because it is important that domestic workers, the majority of whom are believed to be women, are entitled to greater employment protections,” Lt. Governor Bysiewicz wrote in her testimony. “The lack of domestic worker employer requirements allows for potentially unsafe and unfair working conditions. This bill is important to…
Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting states’ rights to regulate and address the rising cost of prescription drugs. In Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the attorneys general argue that in order to protect the well-being of consumers, states must regulate pharmacy benefit managers, also known as PBMs. PBMs act as middlemen between pharmacies, drug manufacturers, health insurance plans, and consumers. Their position gives them some power to manipulate the market as they develop and maintain prescription drug formularies, contract with pharmacies, negotiate discounts with drug manufacturers, and process and pay prescription drug claims. Today’s brief supports the state of Arkansas’ position…
2020-03-04@11:18pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Three parked cars were hit by an alleged drunk in front of the 19th Hole on Brooklawn Avenue. Well, we know what his handicap is ! This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-04-05:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman called police that she found two two-year-olds wandering the 200 block of Parrott Avenue. They had no shoes, coats or diapers according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_81162" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Visit Perez Tires at: https://www.pereztirecenter.com/[/caption]
2020-03-04@10:22am--#Bridgeport CT-- A DCF worker was threatened at knifepoint by three young males in the Walgreens parking lot at 1000 Park Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-04@10:10pm--#Bridgeport CT--A bus accident at Fairfield and Howard Avenue, one passenger on the bus is complaining of a back injury according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
HARTFORD, CT) – Max Reiss, Director of Communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement regarding legislative proposals on gaming: “For years now, Connecticut’s gaming economy has been declining and stuck in litigation while our surrounding states continue to expand and prosper. Last legislative session, the governor worked to achieve a comprehensive solution to Connecticut’s ongoing gaming quagmire. Unfortunately, neither tribe accepted that proposal. “This legislative session, there are two proposals on the table. One of the proposals would authorize only the tribes to conduct sports betting and virtually all other forms of online gaming both on and off their tribal reservations. The other proposal would authorize the tribes to conduct sports betting on their tribal…
2020-03-03@11:03pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received a number of calls from residents of shots fired in the West Morgan/Chalmers/West Parkway area. So far, no one or anything reported hit. The shots may have even originated in Central High School parking lot. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-03@8:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Milford firefighters extinguish a kitchen fire on Elizabeth Street. Two lines were in operation, EMS evaluated one of the homeowners. Red Cross needs to accommodate two adults and two dogs. Fire marshal called to investigate the cause. This news report is made possible by:
