The Department of Children and Families’ new CHEER program is an important positive step toward improving outcomes for young people who would otherwise age out of the Connecticut foster care system. But the state can do better.
Op-Ed: CHEER an important step… but Connecticut can do better
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Op-Ed: CHEER an important step… but Connecticut can do better
The Department of Children and Families’ new CHEER program is an important positive step toward improving outcomes for young people who would otherwise age out of the Connecticut foster care system. But the state can do better.
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CT advocates help unaccompanied child migrants settle in the state
WASHINGTON – Dozens of Central American children who have made the arduous and dangerous trip through Mexico to the United States have been aided by Connecticut immigrant advocates who reunite them with family members in the state.
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Malloy delivers for SEIU, and the union returns the favor
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy basked in the embrace Wednesday of the giant Service Employees International Union, perhaps the one union in Connecticut whose relationship with the Democratic governor has been unambiguously positive.
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On third try, Foley wins public financing for campaign
It took three tries and another round of fundraising, but Republican Tom Foley’s application for the public financing of his campaign for governor was approved Wednesday by the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
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Blumenthal thanks Target for gun policy by becoming customer
Washington – Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday rewarded Target for adopting a new no-guns policy that bars bringing any firearms into its stores by giving the giant retailer some business.
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A primer on public financing of campaigns in Connecticut
Tom Foley makes his third try today to qualify for public financing, suddenly a make or break step for candidates in the race for governor. Here’s how the program works.
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Op-Ed: New commuter busway will bring better access to food
Many people have been talking about the great things that CTFastrak, Connecticut’s commuter busway, will bring to local communities when it’s up and running in early 2015. Better commutes, less reliance on cars, fast and convenient transportation is all great news for our community. But for many, CTFastrak will open up a much more important and […]
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Op-Ed: New commuter busway will bring better access to food
Many people have been talking about the great things that CTFastrak, Connecticut’s commuter busway, will bring to local communities when it’s up and running in early 2015. Better commutes, less reliance on cars, fast and convenient transportation is all great news for our community. But for many, CTFastrak will open up a much more important and […]
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Connecticut, New York lawmakers try to stop sale of Plum Island
WASHINGTON – Connecticut and New York lawmakers are trying to persuade colleagues on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to repeal legislative language that requires the sale of Plum Island, which environmentalists want to keep as a largely undeveloped natural habitat.
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Malloy hedges on expansion of paid sick days
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says fears over a ground-breaking state law mandating paid sick days were unrealized, but he demurred when asked Tuesday if he is ready to seek an expansion of a law that now has a limited reach.
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Federal auditors question Access Health CT’s internal controls
Federal auditors reported Tuesday that they found deficiencies in the internal controls used by the health insurance exchanges run by Connecticut, California and the federal government. The problems could have limited the marketplaces’ ability to prevent people from using inaccurate or fraudulent information when applying for Obamacare coverage.
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Junkets or not, taxpayers pick up the tab for CT lawmaker trips
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s Senators are fairly new to office, but they picked up a congressional tradition in a flash, joining their elders in logging thousands of miles in taxpayer-funded trips to destinations as diverse as Belgium and Egypt.
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Good journalism? Help make it great with The Mirror’s digital focus group
The Connecticut Mirror is looking for five readers to take part in a digital focus group that will meet via Google+ or Skype for three one-hour meetings during July and August.
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Scandal called ‘important moment’ in charter movement
An inquiry into the state’s oversight of charter schools, once celebrated as laboratories of urban educational achievement and innovation, comes as they increasingly face a backlash from teachers’ unions and political figures ranging from the mayor of New York City to a third-party candidate for governor of Connecticut.