Gov. Ned Lamont signed a law requiring new training for workers at homemaker companion agencies in CT. Here’s what to know.
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Posted inCrossing Connecticut
Amid manufacturing workforce woes, CT bets on youth robotics
Since 2024, the state has invested more than $6M into robotics initiatives in the hopes of creating a new generation of STEM workers.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes to step down after eight years
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes will step down after nearly eight years leading the agency.
Posted inJustice
Joseph Magnano, former Hartford police officer, arraigned
Joseph Magnano, who shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis, made his first court appearance Friday on a manslaughter charge.
Posted inHealth
CT community health workers still waiting for Medicaid support
A 2023 law requiring CT’s Medicaid program to pay for services provided by community health workers has yet to be implemented.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
More same-sex couples are getting married in CT
Between 2023 and 2024, the number of same-sex marriages in Connecticut increased by 32% — four times more than the national average.
Posted inPartner Content
Telehealth access to abortion pill can be lifesaving for domestic violence survivors
Advocates, survivors of domestic violence say it’s vital to maintain telehealth access for people in abusive relationships who need discreet options.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
What the NextEra-Dominion merger means for nuclear power in New England
The merger of NextEra Nuclear and Dominion Nuclear creates one large utility company with control over all of New England’s nuclear power.
Posted inPolitics
Report: Erin Stewart received more than $120,000 in severance
A new investigative report shows former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart demanded more than $200,000 in unused time off as she left office.
Posted inEducation
Lamont lays out education priorities as Blue Ribbon Commission gets underway
The 23-member panel will work to interrogate the entirety of CT’s complex ‘education cost share’ school funding system and propose reforms.
Posted inImmigration
ICE protest at federal building calls attention to CT enforcement operations
The peaceful rally sought to bring renewed attention to ongoing ICE activity in CT, the first large anti-ICE action at the site since January.
Posted inMoney
Can CT make big debt payments while boosting towns, services?
If CT can’t find the right balance between paying down debt and supporting towns and public services, deficits are coming, analysts say.
Posted inJustice
CT opens investigation of Erin Stewart and New Britain charity
Subpoenas were sent to Erin Stewart and M&T Bank seeking information about a mystery checking account related to a mayoral charity.
Posted inMoney
Lamont orders $300 grocery gift cards for residents losing SNAP
CT will provide the benefit to an estimated 25,000 residents who’ve lost federal nutrition assistance. Cards will be distributed by August.
