The rewrite of House Bill 5468 would remove a requirement that homeschooling families submit evidence of instruction to the state each year.
Dems rewrite homeschool bill in bid to win over hesitant colleagues
Posted inBriefs
Gas tax holiday, Tim Ackert, landlord registry: CT politics news
Plus: Eversource and the RWA respond to William Tong and the Senate passes bills on wage theft and homeowners renting out rooms.
Posted inPolitics
Larson, Bronin clash again over labor records
Rep. John B. Larson was endorsed Friday by UNITE HERE, a labor union with huge political influence in New Haven but less so in Hartford.
Posted inHealth
CT to finalize Day Kimball Hospital acquisition this fall
A deal for the UConn Health Center to take over Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam is on track to be finalized by this fall, officials said.
Posted inBriefs
Can Congress invoke the 25th amendment to transfer presidential powers to a vice president?
Once presidential powers are transferred to the VP, POTUS can reclaim his or her duties by notifying Congress they are again able to serve.
Posted inJustice
CT prisons report 10th death in custody so far this year
The death of Gamboy Guaranda, who was found by a correction officer early Thursday morning, has been ruled a suicide.
Posted inStudent Voice
Connecticut must ban easily converted handguns now
These weapons are redefining the scale and severity of gun violence, but Connecticut has a chance to stop them.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Northeast region leads U.S. in inflation, boosted by energy, housing
Consumer prices rose 3.6% year-over-year in the Northeast region, higher than the national year-over-year inflation rate of 3.3%.
Posted inPartner Content
At Yale, Linda McMahon says she’ll shut down ‘bureaucracy of education’
The Education Secretary defended moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to radically reshape the dept. since his return to office.
Posted inGovernment
USDA secretary: Federal farm grant ‘at the finish line’ for CT
Rep. Rosa DeLauro pressed USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins about the status of the $53 million for CT. The disaster relief grant was created in 2024.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT needs homelessness program coordination
Solving homelessness requires a system that can assess who someone is, what they need, and route them to the right combination of housing, treatment, supervision, and support.
Posted inPolitics
Pressed for immediate aid, Lamont launches study on education
The order invites attention to CT’s success in providing public education and its failure to equalize opportunities in a state of extremes.
Posted inPolitics
Larson, Bronin in a tight battle for campaign donations
Some of the biggest contributors to candidates for CT’s 1st Congressional District were state legislators, PACs and Hollywood.
Posted inEconomic Development
As Trump overhauls tariffs, CT has expanded its own trade partnerships
CT leaders are establishing direct trade commissions with other countries, seeking to maintain friendly business ties, attract investment.
Posted inBriefs
Are Black Americans disproportionately represented on the organ transplant waitlist?
Black or African American patients accounted for about 27% of people on the national transplant waiting list, about 28,000 people.