I had heard stories of cheerleaders and gymnasts experiencing mental blocks but never imagined it would happen to me.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Free rides to concerts can elevate CT rail
To encourage ridership, Connecticut should start by subsidizing Metro-North rides to concerts at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport.
Posted inEducation
Capital Prep sues over CT charter school funding process
The lawsuit asks a New Britain judge to decide whether the power to fund such schools lies with the state Board of Education or not.
Posted inPartner Content
Trump admin. moves to cut off transgender care for children
The Connecticut Hospital Association called the action “aggressive” and “alarming” in a statement Thursday. “Patients must come first.”
Posted inMoney
Lamont pitches millions for food pantries, Planned Parenthood
Lamont announces $168 million to offset federal cuts to nutrition assistance, reproductive health services and health insurance.
Posted inHealth
What to know about the ACA subsidies set to expire Jan. 1
ACA subsidies will likely lapse at the end of 2025. CT is using surplus funds to help people next year, but will Congress act? What to know,
Posted inBridgeport
What to know when temperatures drop in Bridgeport
When temperatures drop, Bridgeport activates its cold weather response system. Here’s what to know about how to stay warm and help others.
Posted inMoney
Should CT fund its own SNAP program? Lamont, budget chair disagree
The proposed state-funded SNAP program would be for those expected to lose federal benefits by March 31. Gov. Ned Lamont isn’t on board.
Posted inPartner Content
Billionaire Ray Dalio pledges $75 million to Connecticut kids
Billionaires Ray and Barbara Dalio will give $250 to 300,000 children under 10 in Connecticut as part of the Trump Accounts program.
Posted inPartner Content
Energy Dept. watchdog to audit Trump cuts of nearly $8B for clean energy
Awards across 16 states that voted for Vice President Kamala Harris for president, including Connecticut, were slated to be cut.
Posted inStudent Voice
Don’t dis makeup. It saved me from depression
Makeup for me and many other young women is a tool to build confidence, creativity and self-expression, giving us more control.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Marissa Gillett, ex-PURA chair, fined $2,500 over FOI request
The commission raised the recommended $1,000 fine to $2,500 after deciding it was Gillett who was ultimately responsible for non-compliance.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT puts $28.2M toward brownfield cleanup with eye on housing
CT awarded $28.2 million in grants to help clean up 16 contaminated properties in several municipalities across the state.
Posted inPolitics
Larson campaign gets aggressive, calls Bronin hostile to labor
U.S. Rep. John Larson described rival Luke Bronin as variously hostile or indifferent to unions during his eight years as mayor of Hartford.
Posted inHealth
CT families file complaints against hospitals over ‘severe disruptions’ to trans care
The complaints are against CCMC and YNHH over their decision to stop providing medication-based gender-affirming care to minors.