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It’s time to expand health care services As a public health and economic crisis affects all of us during this unprecedented moment in history, working people in Connecticut—Black, Brown, and White—are struggling for their very survival. More than 6,000 people in Connecticut have lost their lives due to the pandemic. Over 200,000 remain unemployed. Working-class
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So far, tens of thousands of Connecticut residents have already received the COVID-19 vaccine. Yet nationally, vaccine rollout has been going slower than experts had hoped. This hour, we hear from reporters about how policies have shaped vaccine availability. And we get answers from a doctor about the science behind the shot. What questions do
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Statement from SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry on the attack on the US Capitol incited by President Trump: It’s no coincidence that at the same time millions of voters of all races elected Georgia’s first Black senator, violent white supremacists traveled to Washington, DC, to desecrate our democracy. Power-hungry, self-serving Republican leaders and the
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A coalition of labor leaders, progressive legislators and other activists upped the pressure Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly to tax Connecticut’s wealthy to preserve vital services coming out of the coronavirus pandemic. The “People’s Recovery” plan offered by the Bargaining for the Common Good coalition is centered on households earning more