People in juvenile justice sometimes say: “If only we could get rid of poverty and racism, our work would be done.” It’s a recognition that the root causes of the horrible problems at-risk kids face are evils that have been with us for all of human history and show no sign of abating. It’s a statement of resignation. I hate resignation.
November 13, 2013 @ 12:00 am
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Race, kids, and a path to change
People in juvenile justice sometimes say: “If only we could get rid of poverty and racism, our work would be done.” It’s a recognition that the root causes of the horrible problems at-risk kids face are evils that have been with us for all of human history and show no sign of abating. It’s a statement of resignation. I hate resignation.
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Why Connecticut needs a farm bill now
This fall, Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. The Farm Bill impacts every American, every day, by providing a wide range of programs that strengthen our nation. The Farm Bill is crucial to maintaining a strong agriculture sector and […]
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Lawmakers: Is UConn following law in its response to sexual assault reports?
State lawmakers Wednesday heard hours of testimony from University of Connecticut officials and four of the seven students who are accusing the school of failing to adequately respond to reports of their sexual assault.
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Feds: Fewer than half of Obamacare applicants qualify for subsidies
In the first month of enrollment, just 106,185 people in the U.S. signed up for private insurance plans sold through the exchanges created by the federal health law, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday.
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After backlash, UConn’s Herbst says her ‘comments were misunderstood’
Storrs — University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst has changed her tone in her response to accusations that officials show “deliberate indifference” toward students who are sexually assaulted.
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Connecticut’s economic recovery to trail region and nation’s through 2017
Connecticut’s economic recovery will be steady yet continue to lag behind that of the Northeast and the nation over the next four years, according to a new forecast released Wednesday in cooperation with the Federal Reserve Bank. The report prepared by the New England Economic Partnership also warned that federal budget cuts and the threat […]
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UConn prof says her support of outspoken student may cost her her job
Two professors who were publicly critical of the University of Connecticut’s handling of threats against a female student earlier this year have left the university and a third says she is being driven out by her department. Heather M. Turcotte, a tenure-track professor in the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department, was one of three faculty members publicly critical of UConn President Susan Herbst for what they characterized as the administration’s poor response to threats of rape and violence made against a female student.
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Half of Connecticut’s public schools to receive post-Sandy Hook security upgrades
Half of the public schools in Connecticut will receive money to tighten the security at their schools. The announcement by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy comes nearly one year after 20 children and six educators were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. “We will never be able to prevent every random act of violence, […]
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Pentagon drops purchase of Russian helicopters
The Pentagon said Wednesday it is cancelling plans to buy additional helicopters from Rosoboronexport, a Russian company supplied Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military forces with weapons. Rival Sikorsky had lobbied the Pentagon to abandon the Russian defense contractor. So did members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation, sending Defense Department Secretary Chuck Hagel letters opposing the Pentagon’s […]
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CT gets climate change – not the $ to fix it
Do folks in Connecticut think climate change is occurring? Yes they do – and big time, according to the first comprehensive state-by-state polling on climate change. Data compiled at Stanford University for 46 states (Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, Wyoming and the District of Columbia were the exceptions) show a generally high belief that there is climate change, and government should do something about it – in fact several different things – even without the cooperation of other nations.