‘YIGBY’ legislation under consideration in CT would make it easier for churches to build affordable housing on their own properties.
CT churches aim to add affordable housing, ‘Yes in God’s backyard’
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Leading the Change: CSCU Embraces Innovation, Preparing Students for Jobs of Tomorrow
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system prioritizes workforce readiness.
We’re shaping the future of work in Connecticut through advanced manufacturing programs, AI training for educators, and more.
Posted inTalking Transportation
No Mortgage. No Utilities. No Regrets.
Lorrie Sarafin is a van nomad in the American Southwest, one of the estimated three million Americans who live on the road. This is her story.
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DHS shutdown, HB 8002, State of the Bears: CT politics news
Plus: Updates on family planning clinic funding, an ambitious reading pitch, and a proposed penalty for replacing workers with AI.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Loss of tax credits led to a drop-off in EV sales. Will they rebound?
Electric vehicle sales in Connecticut have fallen precipitously since the elimination of federal tax credits by the Trump administration.
Posted inEducation
Hartford may have violated Sheff settlement with student recruiting, CT says
CT State Department of Education informed Hartford Public Schools that their efforts to win back students may violate the landmark settlement.
Posted inEconomic Development
Former US Education Sec. Cardona to lead CT workforce effort
Gov. Lamont established the CT Career Pathways Commission by executive order Thursday. Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will lead it.
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Police arrest the stepfather of 12-year-old girl who was found dead
Anthony Federline, the stepfather of a 12-year-old homeschooled girl found dead last month, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault.
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CT, other Democratic states sue Trump over mail-in ballot order
The states argue Trump’s executive order violates the Constitution, which gives states the responsibility to run elections.
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Here’s another way UConn’s basketball teams are making history
For the sixth time, UConn’s women’s and men’s teams have both secured spots in the Final Four. No one else has done it more than once.
Posted inPolitics
In final weeks of CT session, AI policy bills come into focus
Advocates hope a new approach to regulating artificial intelligence will finally generate results, despite tensions with the industry.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s statute of limitations protects abusers, not children
CT law imposes an arbitrary deadline that ignores everything we know about how children survive sexual abuse.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Public higher education is the people’s business
Transparency and accountability have long been the hallmarks of government and should be of the state’s flagship university as well.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Pet stores and rescues are not enemies
The choice Connecticut is being asked to make, between pet stores and animal welfare, is based on a falsehood.
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Lawmakers grill judicial nominees; confirmation votes postponed
The Judiciary Committee postponed confirmation votes on Superior Court judge nominees after tough questioning about their qualifications.