Got Equality? Not if you’re 51% of the population.

The new campaign slogan for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women certainly gets right to the point. And if anyone is unconvinced of their assertion, then I wish you could have attended Women’s Day at the Capital on Tuesday.  Invited speakers and the public submitted testimony on Tuesday and called attention to many issues like health care, domestic violence and protection, education, employment, women in politics, and childcare.  Two high school students from the Young Women’s Leadership Program essay contest also read their winning essays which focused on breaking the cycle of domestic violence and the need for more women in leadership positions. Read the full story

February 9th is fast approaching and the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women is looking for oral or written testimony from the public on issues that are important to women.

Any interested individuals may testify by submitting oral and/or written or electronic testimony. For oral testimony, sign-up will begin at 9:00 a.m in the same room as the hearing. Oral testimony should be no longer than 3 minutes. Read the full story

Senator Lieberman: “Hear Our Prayers”
Clergy to deliver hundreds of prayer cards collected at a candlelight vigil for healthcare reform held outside Sen. Lieberman’s home to his Hartford district office today. Read the full story

Yahoo! News recently began a series of articles under the label of “FACT CHECK,” which presents itself as watchdog over politicians and their tricks.   Often, these articles seem much more like opinion pieces in disguise.  Take for example this article: “FACT CHECK: Health Insurer Profits Not So Fat.”  Writer Calvin Woodward is essentially a cheerleader for big insurance, while he unknowingly makes a case for universal single payer health care.  Read the full story

There will be a protest TODAY@ NOON at the Connecticut Governor’s Residence, 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford. Governor M. Jodi Rell is attempting to eliminate detox beds in Hartford & Middletown, in addition to closing multiple substance abuse & psychiatric treatment facilities throughout the state. Please join us in telling the governor that this attack on Connecticut’s most vulnerable residents is unacceptable.

The General Assembly overturned Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s veto of the SustiNet healthcare reform bill on Monday. While the Democrats finally flexed their voting muscle in passing SustiNet, the Senate failed to overturn Rell’s veto of the Healthcare Partnership bill due to the refusal of Senator Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury) to cast a vote. The legislature overturned seven out of 20 bills that were vetoed by the governor.

Interview with Jill Zorn from the Universal Healthcare Foundation of CT (healthcare4every1.org) about Sustinet which is currently being debated in Connecticut government.

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We bring you coverage from the January 13 rally at Union Station in Hartford where the Universal Health Care Foundation of CT unveiled its new plan for universal coverage called SustiNet.

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Health care advocates and community activists will gather Tuesday to send a message to state government that it’s time for universal coverage in CT.   Sponsored by he Healthcare4Every1 campaign, the rally will showcase a new proposal that would ensure all of Connecticut’s residents have access to quality health coverage.   Read the full story