Sen. Martin Looney said the Transportation Climate Initiative will not be on the agenda during a special session this fall.
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Fairfield County advocates want state to address housing shortage
A new report says Connecticut is short more than 86,000 rental units for residents in the 0%-30% area median income.
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Biden is pressuring states to drop bans on mask mandates. Will it work?
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has waded into the roiling debate: whether schools should require students and staff to wear masks.
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Landlord spat offers peek into LLC deals
A court battle over a landlord’s alleged theft offers a glimpse into how internationally backed real estate deals take shape.
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After 30 warnings, New Haven readies $100 fines for mask defiance
Health director: “We will not tolerate individuals that disregard the lives of the people that we serve.”
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The Education Department will forgive $5.8 billion in student loans for disabled borrowers
A flawed program left many borrowers facing financial hardship from student loans they were legally entitled to have dismissed.
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FAA approves blueprint for Tweed airport expansion
Federal aviation officials have approved the blueprint for a major expansion at Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport.
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Data: Students with disabilities aren’t faring well during the pandemic
As the delta variant threatens to send students back to remote learning, students with disabilities could miss the most school.
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The Supreme Court has refused to block Texas’ abortion ban
In separate dissents, Justices Sotomayor and Elena Kagan decried the 5-4 decision allowing Texas’ six-week abortion ban to continue.
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Politics, personalities and the tumultuous departure of former UConn president Tom Katsouleas
Katsouleas’ departure was “about politics, about personalities … about all those things,” said state Sen. Derek Slap, D-West Hartford.
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What we know about masks, students, and COVID spread: A guide
The research is shaky. Here’s why many experts recommend masks anyway.
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Some western Connecticut towns will soon have a new glass recycling program
There’s “good glass” and there’s “bad glass.”
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Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color
During the pandemic’s first year, suicides among white residents decreased compared with previous years, while they increased among Black residents.
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Targeting disparities in colorectal cancer screening
Black and Hispanic Connecticut residents lag behind their white age-eligible counterparts in having a potentially life-saving colonoscopy.
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Tweed-Florida flights planned; Decision delayed on $5M airport renovation
Tweed New Haven Airport unveiled plans to add parking and renovate existing buildings into separate spaces for departures and arrivals.