Critics say the Education Cost Sharing grant, which represents CT’s chief operating assistance for schools, has lagged inflation for years.
How are CT schools funded? What to know about the ECS formula
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut can’t afford another $500m on our electric bills
Why should all Connecticut ratepayers be stuck with the bill for undergrounding lines in Fairfield County?
Posted inGovernment
How easy COVID money whet CT lawmakers’ appetites for more
Many CT legislators are now able to send millions in grants to constituent groups without oversight, standards or transparency.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Walking the Appalachian Trail
How one hiker found healing and restoration on one of the country’s most iconic trails.
Posted inPolitics
Bridgeport councilman Alfredo Castillo arrested again
Castillo has been arrested three times for allegedly harvesting ballots during the 2019 and 2023 Democratic primary elections in Bridgeport.
Posted inEconomic Development
As Revolution Wind stalls, CT clean energy workers are adrift
Workers were pushed out of work, and the decision raised larger concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of ongoing projects.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Report: Dip in CT labor force could be related to US immigration policy
In Connecticut and across the United States, ICE arrests are up and the labor force participation rate has dropped.
Posted inBriefs
Are bikes required to follow the same rules as cars on roads in Connecticut?
Per CT general statutes, electric bicycles and scooters must follow the same rules as bicycles on roadways as well.
Posted inEspañol
¿Qué son los bonos para bebés en CT?
CT otorga a los bebés beneficiarios de Medicaid $3,200 en una cuenta libre de impuestos financiada con fondos públicos. Lo que debe saber.
Posted inPartner Content
CT, NY attorneys general celebrate reinstatement of AmeriCorps funding
The Trump administration said it plans to release more than $184M in AmeriCorps funding after CT, New York and other states sued over cuts.
Posted inPartner Content
Connecticut prosecutors will report ICE requests under expanded Trust Act
Prosecutors will have new limits on their ability to communicate with federal immigration authorities under an expansion of the Trust Act.
Posted inMoney
Report: CT has slashed deeply into hefty pension debt
In what was called ‘an astonishing turnaround,’ a Pew report found CT slashed its debt dramatically by pouring surplus dollars into pensions.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
This Labor Day, let’s honor workers by actually listening to them
When workers have a voice on the job and a seat at the table, they can finally negotiate on a level playing field.
Posted inGovernment
DeLauro calls for RFK Jr.’s firing amid ouster of CDC director
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ‘set us back decades’ by firing experts working on infectious disease prevention, Rep. Rosa DeLauro said.