Members of the CT legislature’s bipartisan women’s caucus are celebrating 10 of their bills that are being considered for floor votes.
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New Haven hotel earns highest LEED certification status
Hotel Marcel in New Haven received a LEED Platinum certification plaque this week. It’s the 10th hotel ever to earn that status.
New Haven, Hamden mayors condemn hate amid circulation of racist and antisemitic flyers
The flyers appear to be distributed by the same group that committed a similar act in Stamford in March.
Clarence Thomas and the billionaire
For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman without disclosing them, documents and interviews show.
15 arrested, 16 sent to hospitals after UConn basketball celebration
Most of the 15 people arrested were UConn students, officials said. Light poles and windows were broken and fires were set in dumpsters.
Child care providers rally outside CT governor’s house for better wages and benefits
Union leaders say they’ve been advocating for health care and retirement benefits for Care 4 Kids child care and home care providers.
Blumenthal announces lawsuit against U.S. Department of Defense
The lawsuit claims that the DOD is withholding information about toxic chemicals on military bases from Afghanistan veterans.
States step in as telehealth and clinic patients get blindsided by hospital fees
Millions of Americans are blindsided by hospital bills for doctor appointments that didn’t require setting foot inside a hospital.
Day care waitlists are so long, moms are quitting their jobs or choosing to stop having kids
While almost every industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels, child care is still short 60,000 teachers as of February 2023.
Federal funding will help CT Historical Society preserve massive archives and expand programs
The federal funding will help the society digitize and preserve a significant portion of the museum’s archival material.
Connecticut saw fewer toxic chemical releases in 2021, following national trend
New Haven and Hartford counties accounted for well over half of the facilities releasing chemicals in CT, according to the EPA.
Connecticut politicians react to Trump indictment
CT politicians shared their reactions to the announcement that former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury.
New Haven tests giving $500 monthly to formerly incarcerated
Twenty New Haveners will receive $500 per month under a year-long pilot program designed to support people adjusting to life out of prison.
States with legal pot consider how to protect cannabis workers
Labor organizers are trying to unionize cannabis workers as legalization spreads and the marijuana workforce grows.
Connecticut College president resigns following student protest
President Katherine Bergeron will step down at the end of the semester after student protests over a since-canceled fundraising trip.
