DSS requested the funds for its 5-year plan from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is part of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
A billion-dollar plan to bolster rural health in CT
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A housing bill, but where’s housing for the homeless?
HB 8002 may reshape development and create savings for middle-class home-buyers, but none of its provisions will bring unsheltered homelessness down.
Posted inStudent Voice
The world needs more ROOTS
All around America, families are facing food insecurity. We must empower organizations committed to thoughtful, community-based change.
Posted inHuman Services
Mimi Torres-García estate accuses DCF of negligence, seeks $100M
The estate of Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-García is seeking to sue DCF for alleged negligence and for allegedly failing to protect her sister.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont frames controversial housing bill as key to an affordable CT
The ceremonial signing of HB8002 was a part of a campaign narrative casting the governor’s June veto of a housing bill as key to its revision.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Rebuilding Democracy starts with a conversation
Democracy is sustained by people looking each other in the eye and choosing cooperation over contempt.
Posted inMoney
Borrowing for transportation on Lamont chopping block
Stagnant fuel and sales tax revenues mean CT will have to roll back plans to boost transportation borrowing, according to a new report.
Posted inGovernment
Rep. Jim Himes wants Venezuela boat strike video made public
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes was one of only a handful of lawmakers authorized to view the classified video of deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean.
Posted inHuman Services
About 36K in CT are at risk of losing SNAP benefits. Here’s what to know.
Cuts to SNAP in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will affect thousands of people, who could lose coverage between Dec. 1 and March 31.
Posted inStudent Voice
The books not on the shelves
It is critical, now more than ever, that communities in Connecticut protect diverse perspectives in their public libraries and schools.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Reconnecting children in a disconnected world
Excessive screen time has become a growing public health concern, and I have witnessed how this affects children’s health.
Posted inPolitics
Erin Stewart is testing CT GOP’s appetite for ‘something different’
Is Connecticut’s Grand Old Party ready to be led by a firefighter’s salty daughter? Erin Stewart is betting it is.
Posted inTalking Transportation
The hidden cost of fuel economy
Weakened fuel-economy standards for gasoline-powered cars could stunt the value of EVs and slow development of the charging network.
Posted inPartner Content
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt school mental health grants
The mental health program included grants meant to help schools hire more counselors, psychologists and social workers.