WASHINGTON –Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday said he will spearhead an effort to sue for documents relating to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s tenure in the White House. “We are going to be going to court sometime this week to compel compliance with our FOIA request,” Blumenthal said at a press conference in Hartford.
Julia Werth
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Advocates: State didn’t do enough to plan for CJTS closure
The Connecticut Juvenile Training School closed on April 12, forcing the state to place the boys in pretrial detention centers that were never intended to meet the needs of this population. Advocates say the state didn’t adequately plan for the closure of CJTS and that it must move faster to establish alternative facilities.
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Federal judge blocks release of plans for 3D-printed guns
A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction Monday reaffirming a temporary restraining order preventing the release of downloadable plans for 3D-printed, plastic guns.
Posted inEducation, Justice
Inmate education to continue in Connecticut, at least for now
Second Chance Pell Grants will continue in Connecticut until at least 2020, putting to rest recent concerns that federally funded inmate education programs would be ending this year.
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More Connecticut students are choosing UConn
The number of in-state students who will begin their studies at the University of Connecticut this fall increased by 4 percent this year, with about 74 percent of the class made up of Connecticut natives.
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GOP nominates an outsider, Bob Stefanowski, for governor
Bob Stefanowski won the five-way Republican primary for governor Tuesday night after ignoring Connecticut’s GOP establishment, opting out of the state’s public-financing program and repeating one outlandish campaign promise like a daily affirmation: He will “rip costs” from state government and make its income tax disappear over eight years.
Posted inHealth
First human milk depot to open in Greater Hartford this month
John Dempsey Hospital will open the first human milk depot in the Greater Hartford region on Aug. 30, giving moms with an oversupply of breast milk a local place to donate.
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Increased ticketing for distracted driving is making a difference
Starting today, police officers will be out in force across Connecticut pulling over drivers who are using handheld mobile phones.
Posted inPolitics
Federal judge stops release of plans for 3D-printed guns
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday to stop the release of downloadable plans for 3D-printed, plastic guns that were set to be publicly available on August 1.
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Racial disparity in school discipline to be addressed
Latino students in Connecticut are suspended from school at twice the rate as their white peers even though they are vastly outnumbered by white students, according to a report released Thursday by Connecticut Voices for Children.
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Decline in percent of students meeting readiness standards on SAT
There was a 3 percent drop this year in the number of 11th grade students who met or exceeded the standard for college and career readiness in the reading and writing portion of the SAT.
Posted inEconomic Development
JAX Labs surpasses 10-year goals in under six years
FARMINGTON- State officials announced Tuesday they are forgiving a $165.9 million loan to Jackson Laboratory (JAX) because it has surpassed its 10 year goals for employment just four years after opening its doors on the UConn Health campus.
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Lots of plans, but still no product for the Health Information Exchange
Nearly 18 months and $5 million later, Connecticut’s fourth attempt to create a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) is still in the planning phase.
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Medicaid transportation contractor still stuck on the basic problems
More than two dozen healthcare providers and advocates attended a meeting Wednesday to voice what are now familiar complaints against Veyo, a Total Transit Company contracted since January to provide transportation for Medicaid patients to and from appointments across the state of Connecticut.
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Federal prosecutor: two immigrant children in Connecticut to be reunited with parents
Two immigrant children currently detained in Connecticut are being reunited with their parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, a federal prosecutor said Monday.