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Connecticut, like other states, launched an online health exchange -- Access Health CT -- where residents can shop for and purchase health insurance. There could be new opportunities for the unemployed or uninsured to receive health insurance. Here, we gather our coverage of changes under the new federal law.

Political Scandals, MA Foxwoods Vote, and Obamacare Delay

Connecticut Public Radio | By Tucker Ives,
Catie Talarski
Published November 19, 2013 at 3:25 PM EST
Chion Wolf
/
WNPR

Another chapter in the political scandal that derailed former House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign has come to a close as one of the key figures in the case was sentenced earlier this week. Our weekly political news roundtable The Wheelhouse will discuss this and what the Obamacare delay means for Connecticut. And will Foxwoods get a casino in Massachusetts?

GUESTS:

  • Colin McEnroe, Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
  • Mark Pazniokas, Capitol Bureau Chief for The Connecticut Mirror
  • Matthew Sturdevant, Staff writer at The Hartford Courant
  • Daniel Klau, Lawyer at MDM&C and writes at Appealingly Brief!
  • Jacqueline Smith, Managing Editor at The News-Times
Tucker Ives
Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.
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Catie Talarski
Catie Talarski was a senior director of storytelling and radio programming at Connecticut Public.
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