With the need for affordable housing on the rise, along with rental prices and family homelessness, the state Office of Policy and Management plans to reinvigorate a program that provides incentives for municipalities to create low-cost residential units. Dimple Desai, OPM’s community development director, said the agency is in the beginning stages of revitalizing the […]

Family homelessness, income disparity and the number of households burdened by housing costs increased in the last year as Connecticut remains one of the most expensive states in which to own or rent a home, according to a report issued by the Partnership for Strong Communities Monday. The partnership used data compiled by a number […]

State Sen. Andrew Roraback of Goshen announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress on Thursday, becoming the ninth candidate to declare for the open 5th Congressional District seat. “I’m running because 18 years of service will allow me to hit the ground running,” he said, dismissing the head start enjoyed by four other […]

It is illegal for employers to discriminate against potential employees on the basis of their race, religion or gender. But employment status? Kim Keough of Bethel is among the unemployed and underemployed to learn that for some jobs, the unemployed need not apply. Keough, who was laid off in 2008, made that discovery in August […]

Eight days after the movement started in Bushnell Park, Occupy Hartford awoke on a damp Thursday morning in a patch of land at Broad Street and Farmington Avenue, their small campground apparently tolerated by police as they continue to protest wealth disparity in the United States. On Wednesday, Hartford police issued a statement saying city […]

“Occupy Wall Street” arrived in Hartford on Wednesday morning, albeit on a smaller scale than mass protests of New York. Their demonstration came on the same day as another meeting about social justice, where Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said, “Dying wealthy is greatly overrated.” Malloy, who resisted tax-the-rich calls earlier this year, was not among […]

Although the drawn-out union concession process has been over for weeks, lingering labor issues remain–including the case of a group of social workers from the Department of Children and Families who rallied Wednesday asking that their layoffs be rescinded. “I know the state is not legally required to hire us back, but I also know […]

Lucas Codognolla’s story is the classic immigrant saga: He’s working two jobs to put himself through the University of Connecticut’s Stamford branch, where he’s determined to be the first in his family to earn a bachelor’s degree. But there’s a twist: He’s one of a handful of students taking advantage of a new law granting […]

It wasn’t until Friday that Susan Herbst was formally inaugurated as the University of Connecticut’s 15th president, but long before the ceremony celebrating her arrival she was engaged in the challenges facing the school. Since being sworn in three months ago, Herbst has made several major decisions for the university, including finding new leadership for […]

Attorney General George Jepsen Wednesday announced the creation of a task force to investigate Internet privacy and data breaches while educating the public and businesses about data protection, an issue he said his office deals with on a monthly basis. “If you asked me a year ago where Internet privacy considerations rank in my office […]

A group of business and philanthropic leaders presented their education reform proposals to the state Board of Education Wednesday, pitching changes to teacher certification requirements, preparation programs and evaluations to help close Connecticut’s dramatic achievement gap. Members of the Connecticut Council on Education Reform said they considered the timing appropriate, coming as Gov. Dannel P. […]

After the decriminalization of marijuana this summer, students at the state’s four-year colleges face more lenient sanctions under the law if caught with a small amount pot, but they can expect unchanging disciplinary standards on campus. The University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State University System will not change their judicial proceedings or possible sanctions […]