Kara Rochelle
kararochelle.bsky.social
Kara Rochelle
@kararochelle.bsky.social
Believer in Working Class Heroes, Public Service, and Volunteerism. How are you giving back? CT State Representative for the 104th House District. Pup named Franklin, after FDR. 🇺🇸
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RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history

BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Proud founder & Co-Chair. Let’s have a real conversation about rebuilding the middle class and the policies that get us there. People need fair pay, health care, safe working conditions, and real opportunity to climb the economic ladder. Let’s go. #NutmegSky #BlueCollarProud
New Blue Collar Caucus Aims to Support Connecticut’s Working Class | CT News Junkie
A new coalition of legislators made its debut earlier this week as the 30-member Blue Collar Caucus held its first press conference to lay out an agenda.
ctnewsjunkie.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ugly, and potentially unlawful. In CT, we have mental healthcare parity laws.
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.

Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

www.propublica.org/article/unit...

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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Microphone check one, two, what is this?
December 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Families across the country are paying more for child care than rent, mortgages, or college tuition... it's ridiculous.

We need to build a universal child care system so families aren't spending most of their paychecks on this one expense.
Child care in the U.S. today can cost more than families pay for rent, a mortgage or college tuition
In some parts of the U.S., parents pay more than $30,000 annually for infant care at a center, federal data shows.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 12:23 AM