As reported by the Hartford Courant, yesterday the Democrat-controlled Connecticut state legislature overturned seven vetoes by Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell to take the first step in establishing universal health care in the state. Vetoing what she saw as a program too costly (claiming that costs could run as high as $1 billion a year), Gov. Rell did win a smaller victory when the controversial health care "pooling" bill failed to pass in the state Senate. The universal health care program is set to launch in 2012 and details of it will be crafted by a state board.
The story from the Hartford Courant can be found here. And, the story from the WSJ can be found here.
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