Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recommended two measures Monday aimed at protecting Connecticut households and businesses that may face higher federal taxes under the plan passed recently by Congress. One would allow municipalities to create charitable organizations to support local services, offering property tax credits in exchange.
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Abuse case at juvenile detention center prompts vow to improve
Judge Patrick L. Carroll III, chief court administrator, calling the abuse incident an embarrassment, said the Judicial Branch would make necessary modifications to “prevent anything like this ever happening again.”
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Female lawmakers will champion bills aimed at women’s health
As Connecticut legislators gear up for the start of the 2018 session, female lawmakers on Monday outlined plans to introduce several bills targeted at protecting women’s health services. They stressed a need to address health disparities among women and protect benefits currently provided under the Affordable Care Act.
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Rally to empower women draws thousands to the Capitol
A year after thousands of Connecticut marchers took to the streets wearing pink hats and carrying homemade signs of resistance in the first Women’s March in Hartford, residents returned Saturday to again issue calls for action — this time to empower women at the ballot box.
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Panel urges removing custody of offenders under 18 from DOC
A state panel that oversees juvenile justice has recommended transferring supervision of youths prosecuted for serious crimes in adult court from the prison system to the Judicial Branch. Advocates say the change would provide the youths with better mental health treatment, education and other services.
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Months after Maria, relief center helps more than 1,000 arrivals
More than three months after Hurricane Maria left widespread devastation and wiped out power across Puerto Rico, Connecticut is still seeing displaced evacuees arriving from the island in search of aid and stability. MaryAnne Pascone is managing director and the director of community education at Capitol Region Education Councils Relief Center. In this Sunday Conversation she spoke about the challenges and conditions facing the islanders seeking the center’s help.
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State and local officials urge further aid for Puerto Rican arrivals
As Puerto Ricans continue to migrate to Connecticut in the wake of Hurricane Maria, state lawmakers and local officials Wednesday called for further aid to help Puerto Rican evacuees and announced a new multi-agency task force to tackle issues facing them.
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More CT residents sign up for Obamacare than last year
Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman viewed the new enrollment figure as a victory, especially in light of challenges from Washington, D.C., where the Administration and Republicans in Congress have been working to eviscerate the Affordable Care Act.
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Malloy criticizes feds in visit to relief center for Caribbean evacuees
In a visit to a temporary Hartford relief center Wednesday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy criticized President Trump for the federal government’s response to the damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, where half the island is without power 100 days after the storm’s landfall.
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Lawmakers question DCF officials on death of Hartford teen
Lawmakers questioned the commissioner and other top officials of the Department of Children and Families, sharply at times, during a hearing Tuesday on the agency’s actions before a nonverbal Hartford teenager with autism died from starvation and physical abuse earlier this year.
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Board of Regents votes to consolidate all 12 community colleges
The governing board of the state’s 12 community colleges voted Thursday to advance a controversial plan intended to merge the schools into a single accredited institution, despite fervent opposition from faculty and students who attended the meeting.
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Regents to consider plan for consolidating community colleges
A controversial plan to consolidate Connecticut’s 12 community colleges into a single accredited institution would shed nearly 190 people in top administrative positions by 2021.
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Chris Mattei enters AG race with a slap at Trump and big business
Chris Mattei formally entered the race for attorney general Monday with an appeal to the Democratic base by promising to be “unflinching” in taking on Wall Street banks, pharmaceutical companies, energy companies and others who unfairly disadvantage consumers.
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Advocates say CT makes further progress reducing homelessness
An assessment by the Partnership for Strong Communities states the number of Connecticut residents experiencing homelessness during 2016 fell to 10,083, a five-year low and an 8 percent decrease from 2015.
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Days after protest, state poised to help police buy body cameras
Two days after a protest over the police shooting of a Bridgeport youth, the state Bond Commission is poised to approve $1.8 million to reimburse 14 police departments for the cost of body cameras and video storage devices as part of a state effort to improve police transparency and community confidence.