Connecticut ranks 4th-highest in the nation in 85 and older population. The state’s network of support systems for seniors is struggling.
CT’s aging population is growing, but support systems are struggling
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Rising numbers of pedestrian deaths and injuries need everyone’s attention
She was just walking her dog. Seconds later she became the latest statistic in a growing list of pedestrians killed or maimed this year in Connecticut by motor vehicles.
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Awash in federal money, state lawmakers tackle worsening youth mental health
States, cities and school districts are using COVID-19 relief dollars and their own money to launch programs to help students and teachers recognize the symptoms of mental illness and suicide risk and build support services to help students who are struggling.
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New Haven bulldozes ‘tent city’ occupied by homeless residents
The city ordered the campers to vacate the encampment near Ella Grasso Boulevard after inspectors said they found public health violations.
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Republicans call for transparency in CT’s COVID-19 relief spending
Connecticut’s Republican minority is proposing the state establish a state Chief Accountability Office.
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CHART: Rising costs are outpacing revenue for CT child care centers
Connecticut child care operators say costs have gone up steadily in the last four years but most of the state’s subsidies have remained flat.
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Hartford trailblazer Ann Uccello, first CT woman mayor, dies at 100
Ann Uccello, former mayor of Hartford who was the first woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. capital city, has died.
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Rep. Robin Comey charged with DUI after crash near Capitol
Rep. Robin Comey, D-Branford, was suspended from her legislative duties Friday after flipping her car near the Capitol Thursday night.
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Lamont signs executive order on strategic plan for CT child care system
Gov. Ned Lamont has created a blue ribbon panel to craft a strategic plan for Connecticut’s child care system by the end of this year.
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CT Politics: Lawmakers advance several bills to ease strain in state labor market
Hundreds of Connecticut residents testified at an Education Committee public hearing Wednesday, with much time spent on teacher retention.
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CT Politics: Lawmakers consider bill tackling teacher recruitment, retention
Hundreds of Connecticut residents testified at an Education Committee public hearing Wednesday, with much time spent on teacher retention.
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CT Politics: Sen. Matt Lesser filibusters bill allowing trade groups to offer health plans
The Insurance and Real Estate Committee hit a roadblock when Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, spent hours questioning the committee chair.
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CT Politics: One lawmaker asks, quietly, who should decide required school vaccines
House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora asked to tweak the process by which Connecticut adds vaccines to the list required to attend school.
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CHART: Black, Hispanic CT residents are more anxious, less satisfied with where they live
Connecticut’s non-white respondents had lower levels of happiness and satisfaction with the area in which they live.
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CHART: Black, Hispanic populations in CT have more negative experience with their community
Seventy-six percent of Black respondents and 75% of Latinos trust their neighbors in Connecticut, compared to 92% of whites.