The program comes in response to the murder of a visiting nurse who was killed when she went to the residence of a registered sex offender.
CT to spend $6 million to boost safety of home health care workers
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: CT wage theft complaints pile up due to labor department staffing issues
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article on the backlog of wage theft reports at CT’s Department of Labor.
Posted inPolitics
CT 2024 primary elections: How to vote and who’s running
Connecticut is holding a primary election on Aug. 13 for Democrats and Republicans to decide who will compete in several down-ballot races.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Protecting CT’s environment is now up to us
Regardless of what happens on the federal level, we can stand up for our rights by approving the CT Environmental Rights Amendment.
Posted inGovernment
Wage theft complaint backlog grows, but Dept. of Labor lacks staff
Complaints over wage theft and other labor violations are piling up while legislative proposals that would have increased staff didn’t pass.
Posted inTalking Transportation
New Haven’s legendary club car #5113
New Haven Railroad’s commuter trains used to have a handful of private, first-class ‘club cars.’ Among the most legendary was car #5113.
Posted inHousing
Homelessness increases in CT for 3rd year in a row
The number of people experiencing homelessness in CT rose 13% from January 2023-January 2024, according to data that is broadly considered an undercount.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Bottle redemption rates are up in CT but not to pre-COVID levels
The redemption rate for early 2024, the first time period in which bottles could be redeemed for 10 cents, was the highest it’s been since 2018.
Posted inPartner Content
CT hospital made management change after ‘near misses’ in emergency department, records show
Records show concerns were raised about hospital management last year after two patients tried to harm themselves in the emergency department.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Homelessness can be cured. Here’s how and why
Connecticut should set a new standard for temporary shelters with social services.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT youth facing obstacles need additional support
A new study reports that one in five young people ages 14 to 26 are disconnected from school and work or at risk of dropping out of high school in Connecticut.
Posted inHousing
CT Supreme Court ruling makes AirBnB, VRBO rentals easier
Following a lawsuit raised by a Branford property owner, the court ruled that a ‘residence’ can include short-term rentals and doesn’t require a degree of permanency.
Posted inJustice
Feds close investigation into CT state police ticketing scandal
Lamont said the probe ended without any criminal charges being filed and said its closure showed there wasn’t a ‘collective’ effort to falsify tickets.
Posted inGovernment
Boost to child tax credit blocked in Senate as push grows in CT
The bipartisan bill would have expanded the child tax credit and given businesses tax breaks. The push for a similar benefit in CT is growing.
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Beneficios de verano de CT EBT: Qué saber sobre ‘SUN Bucks’
SUN Bucks o S-EBT ofrece a las familias elegibles una transferencia de efectivo de $120 por niño para asistencia alimentaria.