Unlike most abortion funds, REACH will not deal directly with patients but will send money to 14 CT clinics operated by Planned Parenthood.
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CT secretary of the state favors 3 to 5 days of early voting
Stephanie Thomas, who begins her term as CT’s next secretary of the state in January, said there are many details yet to be worked out.
42% of New Haven students ‘chronically absent’
For the first 45-day marking period, more than 42% of students so far have missed at least 10% of school days since late August.
Google will pay $6.5M to Connecticut as part of a national location privacy settlement
Google continued to collect personal information about its customers’ location even after those customers told the internet giant not to track their locations
Memorial to Sandy Hook shooting victims quietly opens in Newtown
The public unveiling occurred with no formal dedication of the site, which is designed to honor the lives of those killed in the shooting.
No state has ever elected an out lesbian governor. These women just changed that.
Tina Kotek of Oregon is expected to join Maura Healey in Massachusetts as the only other out lesbian governor ever elected in the country.
New Haven uses COMPASS for dozens of mental health calls in program’s first weeks
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker reported that the city’s COMPASS team has responded to 23 incidents since hitting the street on Nov. 1.
Ex-Fairfield official pleads guilty in dumping scandal
Fairfield’s former director of public works pleaded guilty to environmental and fraud charges stemming from illegal dumping on town property.
How Democrats turned the tide in state legislatures
Democrats’ gains were perhaps most significant — and surprising — in the state legislatures where they’ve been on defense for a decade.
Derby official’s role in Jan. 6 riots questioned
Derby’s mayor dismissed news that alder Gino DiGiovanni Jr. entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, but a nonpartisan group called it problematic.
Connecticut’s next state treasurer makes history for LGBTQ community
Russell, who won the CT treasurer race, is the first Black out LGBTQ person elected to statewide office in U.S. history.
New Haven alders endorse replacing Columbus statue with Italian-American monument
The board recommended replacing the statue of Christopher Columbus torn down in June 2020 with a monument to Italian-American heritage.
Thousands of votes won’t count due to minor absentee ballot errors
Thousands will lose their right to vote in this year’s midterm elections over mistakes like forgetting a signature or writing the wrong date.
The unknown puts offspring at risk of sickle cell disease
Most CT residents who carry a trait for sickle cell disease don’t know it, resulting in them risking having a child born with the illness.
Up to 10,000 CT veterans could be eligible for VA benefits from burn pit exposure
A new law called the PACT Act expanded the number of veterans eligible for bun pit relief and paved an easier path to compensation and care.
