There are no legal obstacles blocking CT government from cutting taxes, but the political challenges remain plentiful.
CT officials ask: Could tax cuts and credits counter federal aid loss?
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Qué saber sobre las elecciones municipales de CT 2025
Los votantes de CT acudirán a las urnas el 4 de noviembre para elegir candidatos a cargos locales en su municipio. Esto es lo que debe saber.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Use rural health funds to strengthen CT’s community health centers
We recommend that CT direct rural health transformation resources toward strengthening the health care workforce and investing in telehealth and health technology.
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Saving CT hospitals with Senate Bill 7
Connecticut’s Senate Bill 7 would require health care administrators to be licensed, similar to the clinicians they supervise.
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Mimi Torres-García case renews calls for CT homeschool regulation
In July 2024, Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-García’s mother told school officials she’d homeschool her child. Two months later, the girl was dead.
Posted inMoney
SNAP benefits poised to stop Nov. 1 despite CT hopes to continue
If SNAP funding dries up next month as threatened, that will put increasing pressure on Connecticut food pantries to fill the need.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis guilty on all charges
Konstantinos Diamantis was found guilty of 21 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and lying to federal investigators.
Posted inHealth
CT officials urge holding off on ACA enrollment amid federal shutdown
Federal tax subsidies that reduce the cost of purchasing health insurance on the exchanges are set to expire at the end of 2025.
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Bridgeport schools ordered to improve special education services
A complaint, the fourth filed against Bridgeport schools since 2013, alleged the district violated the rights of special education students.
Posted inBriefs
Does Connecticut now have the same cost of living as Florida?
Methodologies for determining cost of living vary, but often account for grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, etc.
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State approves 15 of 19 traffic cameras in New Haven
The approval came Friday, when CT DOT signed off on New Haven’s proposal to put up Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices at 15 locations.
Posted inHousing
Windham rent caps order marks victory for mobile home parks
In its first case, the Windham Fair Rent Commission lowered rents for dozens of mobile home residents and limited increases for five years.
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The depolarization challenge. Will you try it?
Many people have been hurt by our current level of polarization, and there’s worse pain to come if things continue this way.