WSHU and CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman discussed her article about the role of Connecticut’s recovery coaches — and why their future is at risk.
PODCAST: Massive federal budget cuts threaten CT recovery coaches and their clients
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CT’s working students and their educators need immediate action
Gov. Ned Lamont has said that Connecticut’s future depends on a strong, well-educated workforce. That future is now in jeopardy.
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Stamford transportation center set for design overhaul with affordable housing
State officials are accepting design applications to completely transform Stamford’s transportation center, including adding housing.
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Parking reform is getting the job done in Hartford
Excessive amounts of parking are incompatible with the walkable commercial centers that make Connecticut so great.
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After HB 5002 veto, Lamont not invited to YIMBYtown conference
Desegregate CT, which is hosting the YIMBYtown conference, said Gov. Ned Lamont isn’t invited after his veto of an omnibus housing bill.
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Blumenthal: Trump decision to halt offshore wind project is ‘insane’
Roughly 50 workers were told not to show up for the planned start of a 2-week shift assembling the turbines for the Revolution Wind project.
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Murphy warns of ‘food crisis for kids’ caused by ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
CT lawmakers and advocates say Trump’s tariffs and the ‘big beautiful bill’ will hurt students and teachers as they return to school.
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Will states take on more FEMA duties? Congress, Trump debate agency’s fate
Members of both political parties have long criticized FEMA, but a bipartisan bill could lead to a big shift in emergency management.
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What are baby bonds? Here’s what to know about the CT program
CT’s baby bonds programs provides eligible children on HUSKY with money in a publicly funded tax-free account. Here’s what to know.
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Saving more lives through improving organ donation
Increasing trust in the organ donation system, leveraging technology, and training new transplant professionals are necessary, life-saving imperatives.
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This CT recovery coach could lose his job to federal cuts. What will happen to his clients?
The future of CT’s recovery coaches, who help people navigate sobriety and stay safe, is in flux. One man’s story shows what could be lost.
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Where railroads and civil rights met
In U.S. transportation history, there is a crucial intersection between railroads and civil rights: formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car porters.
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Trump administration halts CT offshore wind project
Revolution Wind has created about 1200 direct jobs in CT and Rhode Island and would generate power to the equivalent of about 350,000 homes.
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Prison official offers to release part of video of J’Allen Jones’ death
An attorney for J’Allen Jones’ family argued that removing any part of the video would leave out critical information about the day he died.
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Sale of Aquarion to CT RWA would be ‘a costly loser,’ Tong says
In arguing against selling Aquarion Water Company to a quasi-public agency, William Tong pointed to the higher rates paid by RWA’s customers.