A legislative panel voted to advance Elena Trueworthy for early childhood commissioner and Christina Ghio for the role of child advocate.
CT lawmakers advance nominations of major child welfare roles
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CT legislators propose $40M relief plan to offset SNAP cuts
SB 497 would provide a year of food assistance for certain “vulnerable” populations using dollars from CT’s $500M Federal Cuts Response Fund.
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Murphy seeks ban on insider bets in prediction markets
Sen. Chris Murphy’s bill would prohibit prediction market trades on terrorism, war and events where someone can know the outcome in advance.
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What is the SAVE America Act?
Here’s what’s currently in the bill, why it’s facing trouble in the Senate despite easily passing in the House, and what could come next.
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Alternatives to burials becoming more common in CT
Burial rates are falling in CT and nationally as alternative methods — like water cremation, composting and green burials — gain popularity.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT cannot afford to delay the Southeast Resiliency Project
This winter has made one thing unmistakably clear: our region’s energy security can no longer be taken for granted.
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It’s not complicated: Homelessness is a housing problem
While households wait for subsidies and struggle with unaffordable rents, even a temporary financial shock can push them into homelessness.
Posted inEducation
House Dems would trim rebate program to aid local schools
A plan to send local school districts $100 million to $150 million could cut into Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed tax rebate.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: CT home care advocates fear cuts could be coming
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma and CT Mirror’s Katy Golvala discussed her article written with Laura Tillman about the potential elimination of Community First Choice.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Revolution Wind provides first power to New England grid
The offshore wind installation, off the Rhode Island coast, turned on Friday night after several threats from the Trump administration
Posted inEnergy & Environment
How much does electricity cost at CT’s municipal utilities?
Eversource and UI provide electricity to most of CT — except the 77,000 or so customers of municipal-owned utilities. But who pays the most?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
More work to do in ending racism and hate
Hate still exists and is allowed to live and thrive in our environment.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Stable housing is pivotal to ending child poverty
Expanding just-cause eviction protections to include working families and strengthening rental assistance are stabilizing policies.
Posted inHealth
‘Unbelievably cruel’: Advocates decry threat to home care program
Lamont proposed ending Community First Choice, which provides at-home care to all who qualify. Families are confused, worried and angry.
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Lawmakers must act now to address the long-term economic consequences of out-of-school suspensions.
The cost of locking up students is much higher than educating them, and the long-term benefits of investing in education and support programs are robust.