Rebuffed in their bid last year to capture $100 million of the state’s growing reserves, Connecticut’s nonprofit social service agencies now want a share of future projected budget surpluses.
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Stories about state agencies and the actions they’re taking, lawmakers and the moves they’re making to strengthen or loosen existing state regulations, and the inner workings of state government.
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Following Supreme Court ruling, CT vows to continue fighting Trump’s public charge rule
The rule makes it difficult for immigrants to obtain a green card if they have used – or are likely to use – public benefits such as food stamps or Medicaid.
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Senate Democrats pledge to reverse federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthood
Senate Democrats pledged Friday to replenish federal funds the Trump administration has stripped from Planned Parenthood clinics in the region.
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Unaccompanied minors are moving to Connecticut in record numbers
The number of young migrants joining relatives or sponsors in the state tripled in the past year, and the largest portion of that group settled in Fairfield County.
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CT Voices proposes major state tax shift to reverse inequality
A leading child advocacy group challenged state leaders Wednesday to reverse escalating income and wealth inequality and provide tax relief for poor and middle-income households by shifting tax burdens onto the state’s millionaires.
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Homelessness is down in CT. Here are 5 things to know.
The homeless population has declined by 32% since 2007, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Nonprofits ‘greatly concerned’ about prospect of emergency budget cuts
Nonprofit agencies urged Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to steer clear of community-based social services as it seeks to close a small hole in state finances.
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Best of 2019: Nonprofits say philanthropy alone can’t save services
Frustration with Gov. Ned Lamont, who won’t give struggling nonprofits money from the state $2.5 billion reserve, surged after he urged them to ask more from wealthy donors.
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Best of 2019: Tenesha Grant’s life experiences help her to empower women at CRT center
Tenesha Grant survived rough years growing up in a Hartford housing project, teen pregnancy, domestic violence and divorce. Now she helps other women overcome their own struggles.
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Best of 2019: As plastic straw ban effort persists, advocates for disabled community fight to be heard
Although the effort to ban plastic straws in restaurants statewide ultimately failed, no one in the disabled community is feeling much relief.
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House approves spending deal that boosts CT defense industry, social programs
The agreement, which increases spending for both “guns and butter,” was reached just days before the current plan expired, averting a government shutdown.
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Advocates want to recycle CT’s wasted prescription drugs. The state says it’s already doing that.
Social service advocates were hoping to change a state law so they could funnel unused prescription drugs to the uninsured. But a 20-year-old, little-known program is scuttling their plans.
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Colleges ‘swamped’ by students’ mental health needs, but services vary greatly
When it comes to mental health services on CT college campuses, “There’s a very large discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots.”
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Legislators looking to expand PTSD benefits to more emergency responders
The move to expand PTSD benefits comes just one year after lawmakers reached a landmark compromise to cover police and firefighters.
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Nonprofits say philanthropy alone can’t save services
Frustration with Gov. Ned Lamont, who won’t give struggling nonprofits money from the state $2.5 billion reserve, surged after he urged them to ask more from wealthy donors.