Efforts to close the gender gap in STEM education are gaining momentum after setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The gender gap in math widened in the pandemic
Posted inMoney
Report: More CT families slipping toward poverty
About 40% of Connecticut households couldn’t afford basic needs in 2023, United Way found, and poverty is growing fastest outside urban areas.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Over 100K CT residents could lose Medicaid coverage. What towns may be hit hardest?
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act could cause 100K-170K people in CT to lose Medicaid coverage and would hit low-income areas the hardest.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Fueling failure: Students are running on toxic boosts
Energy drinks need warning labels that highlight both short- and long-term health effects.
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Food security and education, critical to world prosperity
Investing in classrooms, teachers, and learning materials is one of the most cost-effective ways to promote peace and economic growth worldwide.
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Trump has clean energy in the crosshairs
The Trump administration is making efforts in the northeast to replace job-producing, affordable solar and wind projects with price-volatile gas.
Posted inPolitics
A CT special session? Lawmakers agree on issues — just not solutions
From drafting a new version of H.B. 5002 to potential Trust Act revisions, lawmakers may not agree on solutions to key issues before October.
Posted inBriefs
Has the CT minimum wage for tipped workers remained the same for years?
The CT tipped minimum wage last increased from $6.07 to $6.38 for hotel and restaurant employees and from $7.82 to $8.23 for bartenders.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT and RI to sue Trump administration over Revolution Wind
The lawsuit, which seeks to block the shutdown of work on the offshore wind project, was announced the same day as a similar suit by Ørsted.
Posted inImmigration
Democrat lawmakers ask CT judicial branch to ban ICE arrests at courthouses
Senate Democrats asked CT Chief Justice Raheem Mullins to ban ICE from arresting people anywhere where judicial proceedings are taking place.
Posted inGovernment
Beth Bye, CT early childhood commissioner, to retire
Bye, who became commissioner in 2019, is retiring from state service to pursue a career working with children and families in health care.
Posted inHealth
Prospect Medical has yet to name a bidder for its CT hospitals. Now what?
Prospect has yet to disclose potential buyers for court-supervised sale of three CT hospitals — a potentially concerning sign, experts say.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
Bridgeport’s Sisters at the Shore are changing lives through prayer
What started as a weekly gathering of women to pray at Seaside Park grew into a movement that spread to Chicago, North Carolina and Italy.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s regulations are crippling energy innovation
Connecticut’s regulatory environment is crippling innovation in energy. If we want to reduce the cost of electricity, we’re going to need to innovate and take advantage of new technologies.