WEEKLY UPDATE:

November 13, 2025


Connecticut Special Session: Legislature Debates Wide-Ranging Bills on Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, and Emergency Funding

During this week’s two-day special legislative session, the Connecticut General Assembly has taken up a series of proposals addressing key issues, including healthcare, housing, immigration, and emergency assistance.  The State […]

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Congress Approves Continuing Resolution To Reopen Federal Government

The longest government shutdown in history is over, after the U.S. House of Representatives approved and President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution to fund much of the federal […]

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Connecticut Submits Rural Health Transformation Program Application

On Tuesday, November 4, the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) submitted the state’s application for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program.  State […]

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Aetna Delays Implementation of Harmful Payment Policy, CHA Continues Push for Withdrawal

After hospital and healthcare leaders across the country voiced opposition to Aetna’s new Level of Severity Inpatient Payment Policy, the commercial health insurance company has announced it is delaying the […]

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Connecticut Adding 1,000 Early Childhood Education Spaces in January

On Thursday, November 13, Governor Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut is adding up to 1,000 new spaces in the state’s Early Start CT program in January 2026, enabling more families […]

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Education

Emotional Intelligence and Its Impact in the Workplace Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Virtual Research indicates that emotional intelligence (EQ) is an essential leadership competency and a critical […]

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