CT’s urgent and mobile crisis centers, which help children in mental health crises, are running low on funds, service providers say.
CT kids’ crisis care centers face funding problems
Posted inStudent Voice
Where is God’s love in today’s politics?
Politicians may loudly proclaim their Christian beliefs, but it’s hard to see God’s love in their actions.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Many more people are on Medicaid in CT than a decade ago
The number of CT residents on Medicaid has risen steadily over the years. About 44% of recipients work full time and 29% work part time.
Posted inPartner Content
Head Start to be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump admin. says
Trump’s administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.
Posted inPartner Content
CT, NY part of $720 million opioid settlement
CT and NY are part of a $720 million settlement with eight drug manufacturers. The money collected will go toward anti-addiction programs.
Posted inHuman Services
CT food pantries, bracing for federal cuts, secure $9 million in state budget
After years of lobbying, CT food banks landed $9M in state funding for 2026-27. But boost comes amid federal cuts to nutrition assistance.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Public water: A model of public accountability and trust
We believe that the public ownership model is uniquely equipped to ensure that water systems serve the public interest over the long term.
Posted inHousing
New Canaan case marks victory for affordable housing advocates
A judge ruled that the New Canaan Planning & Zoning Commission improperly denied a proposal to build affordable housing units.
Posted inBriefs
Are half of Connecticut households living paycheck to paycheck?
A family of four needed over $113,000 annually in 2022 to cover basic costs, according to a 2024 report issued by the United Way in CT.
Posted inBridgeport
Bridgeport leadership program aims to train parents, change lives
For more than 25 years, the Parent Leadership Training Institute and its children’s program has transformed lives in Bridgeport, participants say.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT Federation of Lakes supports controlling hydrilla with herbicides
The selective use of EPA-approved aquatic herbicides is one of the most effective methods available to mitigate the spread of hydrilla.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Lead by example with a geothermal network at the Capitol Area System
What better place to “lead by example” than by modelling what the transition to clean energy looks like,
Posted inPolitics
New Haven attorney to challenge Rep. Rosa DeLauro in primary
Damjan DeNoble, a 40-year-old lawyer, cited the need for generational change as a motive for seeking a primary against U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT Supreme Court upholds most of PURA decision in Aquarion rate case
Justices ruled in favor of state regulators’ 2023 decision cutting rates for Aquarion customers by an average of $67 a year.