CT Alert permite a municipios o al estado contactar a residentes con información relacionada con medidas de seguridad o alertas generales.
Janhavi Munde
Janhavi is a rising junior at Wesleyan University, where she double-majors in Government and the College of Letters, with a minor in Human Rights Advocacy. At the University’s newspaper, the Wesleyan Argus, Janhavi has served as Photo and Features Editor, and is the incoming Managing Editor. She has covered the international student news beat, along with long-form profiles, campus protests, and contractual developments at Wesleyan. Currently, Janhavi handles social media for the College of Letters and has worked as a Research Partner at Wesleyan’s Center for Prison Education.
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What to know about the CT Alert emergency notification system
CT Alert allows towns to reach residents who have signed up with information related to evacuations, safety measures or general alerts.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT businesses partner with Meta for AI training
The training offered by Meta comes months after CBIA opposed legislation that would have regulated artificial intelligence for businesses.
Posted inEconomic Development
New Haven and Hartford Job Corps centers hang in the balance
CT’s Job Corps centers, which provide vocational training, are still operating after a federal order to ‘pause’ operations. But future is uncertain.
Posted inHealth
Lamont urges CT residents to keep using health centers, despite Trump policy shift
Lamont encouraged everyone to seek care at CT community health centers after Trump admin. banned funding from serving undocumented immigrants.
Posted inHuman Services
CT food pantries, bracing for federal cuts, secure $9 million in state budget
After years of lobbying, CT food banks landed $9M in state funding for 2026-27. But boost comes amid federal cuts to nutrition assistance.
Posted inCities & Towns
Land-use boards aren’t representative of the communities they serve, report finds
A survey in New London and Fairfield Counties found that land-use boards were mostly composed of white, male homeowners.
Posted inTransportation
CT Rail, Metro-North fares set to rise by 10%
The DOT said the hike is needed to fill a gap between how much money the agency requested for rail services and what the CT budget included.
Posted inPolitics
Amy Porter named acting chief of CT OHS; replaces Deidre Gifford
Deidre Gifford, the outgoing chief of the CT Office of Health Strategy, will be replaced by veteran state administrator Amy Porter.
Posted inTransportation
CT budget adds $4M for Shore Line East, but rail line still struggling
The funding will restore some of the service that had been pared back, but estimates for restoring full service vary from $25M to over $80M.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Relief on electric bills passes House, sent to governor
The bill will lower residential electric bills by roughly $100 a year, with small businesses and large consumers of electricity saving more.