Report: About 570,000 CT households struggle with poverty
Household poverty shrank modestly from 2023 to 2024, based on United Way’s ALICE measure, but the organization fears poverty is now worsening.
WATCH NOW: ‘In The Room’ with Sen. Chris Murphy
On Wednesday, August 26, host John Dankosky sat down for a conversation with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy.
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CT sees rise in unhoused children compared to start of school last year
At least 534 children in CT are reported to be experiencing homelessness, according to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness.
Job cuts at News 12 trigger letter from top CT regulator
The widely-reported layoffs could require notice to PURA, even though the agency can’t block the changes or order a rate reduction.
Volunteer fire departments are shrinking. For some, it’s a call to action
Career firefighters who also volunteer in local departments have become increasingly vital to the fire service in CT as membership shrinks.
Jahana Hayes, angling for labor chair, suggests Dems failed unions
Hayes accused Democrats of slow-walking a labor agenda when the party enjoyed a power trifecta for two years when Joe Biden was president.
Mashantucket Pequot Schemitzun feast draws tribal nations
The sounds of drums, the smell of wood smoke and visions of colorful regalia filled the area as Schemitzun celebrated the harvest season.
Lindsay Clancy case spotlights parts of motherhood we don’t talk about
The case will end in a mistrial — but the frustrations raised by women around maternal mental health and racial inequities aren’t going away.
Citizens’ group pledges big ideas to reform CT property tax
The Citizens’ Assembly hoping to reform Connecticut’s property tax system teased big ideas and a robust political debate.
Fazio opposed to data-center tax break, not data centers
Fazio sidestepped the broader data center controversy by focusing on an economic development measure signed into law five years ago.
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