The percentage of abortions provided to out-of-state patients in Connecticut increased slightly from 2023 to 2024, from 4% to 6%.
Abortions sought by out-of-state patients in CT remaining steady
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CT legislators mull requiring homemaker companion worker training
Homemaker companion agencies have ballooned in number over the last decade as more people choose to age at home, but are largely unregulated.
Posted inMoney
CT’s spending cap battle was years in the making
With pandemic aid nearly gone, CT officials’ efforts to re-embrace the spending cap is coming at the worst possible time for many.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Lawmakers: Increase access to biomarker testing
Insurance coverage of biomarker testing has not kept pace with the speed of medical innovation, contributing to significant disparities in who is benefiting.
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CT must find new ways to pay for the energy transition
The state and all related stakeholders need to stop arguing and collaborate to find out new ways of funding this necessary statewide investment.
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Bill would allow ‘baby boxes’ for parents to relinquish infants
A bill that would allow parents to relinquish their infants in temperature-controlled chambers at hospitals could unleash a slew of issues.
Posted inHousing
CT bill would ensure unhoused aren’t punished for sleeping outside
Following a Supreme Court decision, advocates worry that people experiencing homelessness might be ticketed or arrested for sleeping outside.
Posted inTransportation
CT advocates call for more rail funding, service to Litchfield County
Lawmakers are considering bills that could lead to increased service on Shore Line East and Metro-North’s New Haven Line railroads.
Posted inPartner Content
CT officials respond to Trump’s executive orders, say the fight is just beginning
CT officials said they were working on a way for residents and businesses to report financial impacts of the Trump administration’s actions.
Posted inMoney
CT’s dilemma: Cut aid to some schools to boost help for others?
Rural towns say they’re unfairly penalized under the state’s ECS formula, which would cut aid to 80 municipalities in the proposed budget.
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For many families, tax season is a lifeline – but it’s not enough
I’ve witnessed parents cry tears of relief when they realize their refund will help them keep their heat on through the winter.
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Connecticut needs Husky for all
I have seen the economic damage that corporate, for-profit insurance and pharmaceutical companies have done to make medical care unobtainable for working class people.
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CT DOC tries to hide from prison brutality finding
Transparency, not concealment, is the way forward if we are to have any hope of reforming CT’s broken prison system.
Posted inGovernment
CT library book banning bills raise concern among some lawmakers
Some GOP lawmakers opposed bills designed to deter book banning, arguing parents need input into which books are taken off library shelves.
Posted inHealth
CT approves funding for Planned Parenthood to stockpile abortion pill
Gov. Ned Lamont previously rejected proposals to stockpile mifepristone over cost concerns, but emergency legislation has cleared a new path.