Despite ongoing efforts to recruit more minority officers, there continue to be large discrepancies between the ethnic makeups of the state’s largest cities and towns and the police forces that serve them, a Connecticut Mirror analysis shows.
2014
Posted inCT Viewpoints
It is time for Connecticut taxpayers to learn what they are paying for
Across the nation and here in Connecticut, a nonpartisan collection of citizen groups, philanthropy and advocacy organizations are creatively looking for the truth about taxpayer investments. They want to know whether government is spending money prudently.
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Op-Ed: It is time for Connecticut taxpayers to learn what they are paying for
Across the nation and here in Connecticut, a nonpartisan collection of citizen groups, philanthropy and advocacy organizations are creatively looking for the truth about taxpayer investments. They want to know whether government is spending money prudently.
Posted inPolitics
Himes has tough win on Wall Street provision in spending bill
WASHINGTON – For Rep. Jim Himes, House approval late Thursday of legislation that would allow banks to trade derivatives — a measure he’s been promoting for years — is a bittersweet victory. “I’m not happy that it became a super-hot button issue when it always received bipartisan support,” Himes said.
Posted inHealth, Politics
Tenet ends bid to acquire five Connecticut hospitals
Tenet Healthcare Corporation notified state regulators Thursday it was withdrawing its applications to buy five hospitals in Connecticut, ending a two-year effort by a major for-profit hospital chain to enter the volatile Connecticut market.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Malloy taps Ojakian, Barnes and two commissioners for 2nd terms
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday that Chief of Staff Mark Ojakian, budget director Benjamin Barnes, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith and Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan all will return.
Posted inEvents
Video: A CT Mirror/AARP conversation on caring for a rapidly aging state
Connecticut is old and getting older. One in seven residents is 75 or older, and the 65-plus population is projected to grow by 64 percent by 2030. Caring for an aging population was the topic Thursday of a Google Hangout, a conversation with Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Sen. Joe Markley and Elaine Ryan of AARP.
Posted inMoney, Politics
CT housing gains slowed by economy, demographics
Connecticut increased affordable housing and reduced homelessness during Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s first term, but “monumental demographic and economic pressures worked to slow that momentum,” according to a report released Thursday.
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Senate puts Coltsville on verge of national park status
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted 85-14 Thursday to clear a procedural hurdle that was holding back final approval of a massive defense bill that would turn Hartford’s Coltsville neighborhood into a national park. The final vote on the bill is scheduled for Friday.
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We can overcome the income inequality at our doorstep
Given the right inspiration and leadership, today’s college students will understand the enormous chasm between Connecticut’s wealthiest and poorest residents, and do something to narrow it.
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Op-Ed: We can overcome the income inequality at our doorstep
Given the right inspiration and leadership, today’s college students will understand the enormous chasm between Connecticut’s wealthiest and poorest residents, and do something to narrow it.
Posted inEducation
Special Report: Education, Diversity and Change in Fairfield County
Fairfield County, a region marked by sharp disparities in income and in urban and suburban life, faces particular challenges in assuring all its residents a quality education. Today, a special report, “Education, Diversity and Change in Fairfield County,” explores the issue through in-depth policy reporting, interactive maps and charts, photo galleries and opinion pieces written by teachers from the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University.
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227 CT gun deaths later, Newtown families continue their campaign
WASHINGTON — Some 227 people have died from gun violence in Connecticut since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre two years ago. On Wednesday, Connecticut lawmakers joined Newtown families and victims of gun violence across the nation in renewing their calls for new federal gun laws.
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Himes’ provision roils fellow Democrats, threatens budget bill
WASHINGTON – Legislation championed for years by Connecticut U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, threatened to become a “poison pill’ Wednesday in a massive budget bill that would avoid a government shutdown. Himes’ spokesman, however, insisted the congressman didn’t know how the provision was placed in the budget bill.
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Chances improve for national park in Hartford’s Coltsville
WASHINGTON – The chances of establishing a national park in Hartford’s Coltsville neighborhood have improved because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has held tough on keeping a lands package in a massive defense bill – despite pressure to strip out the lands package to allow speedy approval of the bill.