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Public News Service info@publicnewsservice.org no Money Woes Worsen for Renters in Connecticut Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32427-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32427-1 report, Housing Landscape 2013, from the nonprofit Center for Housing Policy shows that an increasing number of renters are spending more than half their income on housing. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Housing/Homelessness Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Fewer Screens, More “Free-Range Children” Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32182-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32182-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Consumer Issues Early Childhood Education Family/Father Issues Media Reform Mental Health Youth Issues Poll: “Strong” Opposition To Gov. Malloy’s Energy Auction Plan Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31902-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31902-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Energy Policy Senior Issues CT “Distracted” Driving Awareness Month – More than Just Texting Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31657-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31657-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Education Family/Father Issues Health Issues Youth Issues Land Lines – Endangered Phone Species? Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31535-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31535-1 (Read More)]]> Social Justice Senior Issues Rural/Farming Media Reform Health Issues Consumer Issues Low-Income Parents Could Lose HUSKY Health Coverage Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31384-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31384-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Family/Father Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Social Justice Welfare Reform The "Chained CPI" – Why CT Seniors & Vets Want to Break It Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31367-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31367-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Poverty Issues Senior Issues Social Justice CT Telephone Bill Raises Consumer Concerns Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30966-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30966-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Senior Issues Bill Would Make Health Insurance More Affordable Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30782-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30782-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Mental Health Poverty Issues Jail Break? FCC Moves on Prison Phone Call Gouging Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30113-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30113-1 (Read More)]]> Civil Rights Consumer Issues Criminal Justice Family/Father Issues Media Reform Report: Reasons to Howl about Buying Dogs Online Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30028-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30028-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Consumer Issues Criminal Justice Media Reform Are We Scrubbing Away the Good Germs? Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29733-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29733-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Consumer Issues Environment Health Issues Senior Issues A Memorable, Meaningful, Stress-Free Holiday Season? Plan It Now! Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29587-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29587-1 (Read More)]]> Children's Issues Consumer Issues Family/Father Issues Health Issues Mental Health CDC Warns of Dangers of Antibiotic Overuse Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29368-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29368-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues An Ounce Of Financial Prevention Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28965-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28965-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Family/Father Issues Mental Health Poverty Issues NE Advocates Hope Next Debate Keeps Focus on Dueling Medicare Plans Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28860-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28860-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Disabilities Health Issues Senior Issues Social Justice An Internet, “If You Can Keep It” Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28764-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28764-1 (Read More)]]> Arts & Culture Citizenship/Representative Democracy Consumer Issues Human Rights/Racial Justice Media Reform Social Justice Medicare Celebrates 47 years Despite “Hostile Threat” Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27664-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27664-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Senior Issues Social Justice CT Home to Rich & Poor: Ground Zero for Minimum Wage Action Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27502-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27502-1 (Read More)]]> Social Justice Livable Wages/Working Families Family/Father Issues Consumer Issues Citizenship/Representative Democracy Budget Policy & Priorities After the "Rockets' Red Glare" Comes the Cleanup Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27031-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27031-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Cultural Resources Environment Oceans Ruling Paves Way for Ending Racial Disparities in CT Healthcare Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27230-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27230-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Human Rights/Racial Justice Social Justice FCC Calls for Cell Phone Safety Review Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27110-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27110-1 ElectromagneticHealth.org says it's good news that the FCC is talking about conducting a cell phone safety review, but she says the review needs to be expanded because current cell phone safety standards don't address a number of potential human health risks. ...(Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Disney Junk Food Ban – A Dream Come True? Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26875-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26875-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Health Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Media Reform Youth Issues Who Keeps Your Investment Adviser Honest? Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26794-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26794-1 a bill that would allow investment advisers to police themselves, through what's called a self-regulatory organization, or "SRO." Critics of the idea say that's like putting a fox in charge of the henhouse - and claim that it's the same system that has failed to prevent investment scams such as the Madoff scandal. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Consumer Issues Social Justice A Summer Push to Make CT Educators Safer Drivers Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26739-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26739-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Mental Health Senior Issues A Mother's Day “Hangup” For Prisoners Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26334-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26334-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Criminal Justice Media Reform Social Justice Internet Freedom Worries Pivot to Privacy Concerns Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26237-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26237-1 HR 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) - is, in a way, a successor to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), the anti-piracy measures that were shot down in January after an outcry over censorship concerns. ...(Read More)]]> Media Reform Consumer Issues Small Biz Owners Say Changes Needed Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26098-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26098-1 survey, three-quarters of small business owners in the state have personal health insurance, but less than two-thirds offer it to their employees, because it's prohibitively expensive. Claire Criscuolo, proprietor of Claire's Cornercopia and Basta Trattoria in downtown New Haven, says as a small business owner it's very costly to provide comprehensive health care coverage for her employees. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families The Threat to Connecticut's High-Speed Internet Access Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25783-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25783-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Media Reform Rural/Farming Social Justice Connecticut Residents Facing More Hunger Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25689-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25689-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Poverty Issues Cancer-Free? The American Cancer Society Wants You Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25307-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25307-1 (Read More)]]> Community Issues and Volunteering Consumer Issues Health Issues Congress Ponders "Right to Know" Bill to Label G-M-O Foods Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24882-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24882-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Environment Hunger/Food/Nutrition Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Toxics Connecticut Tops the Nation in Credit Card Debt Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24817-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24817-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Public Option on Tap? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24774-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24774-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Consumer Group: End Too Big To Fail, Break Up Bank of America Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24514-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24514-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Advocates Say Governor Misses Chance to Diversify Board Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24400-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24400-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Information is Power for Connecticut Women Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24117-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24117-1 AARP Connecticut is reaching out to baby boomers and women in middle age - and their daughters - with a unique approach to learning about long-term care options. Outreach director Erica Michalowski explains how the program - called Decide, Create, Share - does not focus on insurance. ...(Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Senior Issues Women's Issues Groups: Consumers Win as AT&T Drops Merger Plan Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23967-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23967-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Media Reform Battle Over "Internet Censorship" Bills Heats Up Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23838-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23838-1 SOPA - the Stop Online Piracy Act - and a similar measure in the Senate are raising red flags. The bill, expected to come to a House vote before the end of the year, is seen by Josh Levy, Internet campaign director for the media reform group Free Press, as an overreaction to copyright infringement which places unnecessary burdens on web sites such as Etsy and YouTube to determine whether they're hosting unauthorized content. ...(Read More)]]> Arts & Culture Consumer Issues Media Reform A New Model for Senior Living Takes Off Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23758-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23758-1 East Rock Village, serving residents of New Haven, Hamden and North Haven, won a $100,000 matching grant and raised the other $100,000 in just a few months. ...(Read More)]]> Arts & Culture Community Issues and Volunteering Consumer Issues Health Issues Mental Health Senior Issues Fake vs. Real Christmas Trees? A Surprising Answer Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23602-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23602-1 The Nature Conservancy, New York, says natural Christmas trees provide major environmental benefits while they are growing, such as preventing erosion. ...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Consumer Issues Cultural Resources Environment Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Toxics Developing Connecticut with Transportation in Mind Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23605-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23605-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Energy Policy Environment Urban Planning/Transportation CT Takes Lead in Ridding Toxic Ingredient in Thanksgiving Dinner Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23363-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23363-1 report from the Breast Cancer Fund. It says bisphenol A (BPA) can leach from the linings of metal food cans at levels that could affect one's health. ...(Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Toxics Water Chance to Speak Your Mind on Health Care Quality in CT Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23200-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23200-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Immigrant Issues Social Justice "TV Zombies" Invade Wallingford Walmart for Better E-cycling Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22990-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22990-1 Citizens Campaign for the Environment in Hamden, was among those staging the "flash action" protest. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Environment Environmental Justice Health Issues Waste Reduction/Recycling Protesters Demand Consumer Voice on Health Exchange Board Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22830-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22830-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Efforts Underway to Provide Health Insurance Relief for Small Business Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22703-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22703-1 (Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Social Justice USDA: CT Food Insecurity Up 44% Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22131-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22131-1 a new report from the U.S. ...(Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Petition Drive Targets a 'Monster' of a Problem Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21975-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21975-1 petition drive organized to stop what supporters are calling discrimination against the unemployed. Drive organizers hope to convince Monster.com and similar job-listing websites to stop allowing companies to advertise jobs that prohibit unemployed people from applying. ...(Read More)]]> Civil Rights Consumer Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Social Justice It's Monday – Do You Know Where Your Meatless Meal Is, Connecticut? Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20876-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20876-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Consumer Issues Environment Hunger/Food/Nutrition Rural/Farming