Under the program, students from CT’s priority districts, can receive up to $10K each year to pursue a career in education.
2023 Legislative Session
CT lawmakers urged to delay kindergarten age change
CT stakeholders are saying the legislature moved too fast on the kindergarten age change law and are urging them to delay implementation.
CT’s Right to Read law faces criticism. The state is pushing back
State officials say superintendents’ complaints about the process created to carry out the Right to Read law are rife with misinformation.
CT Board of Education adopts ‘bill of rights’ for non-English speakers
The document will ensure CT parents understand their children’s rights to an education and resources are provided in their native language.
CT high schoolers now need a financial literacy course to graduate
Students will learn banking, investing, saving, and the impact of credit cards. The requirement will become effective for freshman this fall.
CT child care sector braces for fallout as COVID grants end
With emergency funding running out and the CT kindergarten age rising, child care providers say their capacity will be strained even further.
Is the Connecticut Green Bank still green?
The legislature changed the Green Bank’s statute to allow it to fund waste-to-energy technologies like those used in Connecticut now.
Without expected $10M boost, CT internships forced to cut back
The final budget deal included $5 million for youth internships — the same as last year, but half the amount many programs expected.
With new power, Lamont reappoints Marissa Gillett as PURA chair
The reappointment of Marissa Gillett is the first of several personnel decisions Lamont can make that will shape utility regulatory policy.
Lamont vetoes 5 bills, chides lawmakers for inaction on waste
The good-time vibes that came with the passage of a bipartisan budget for CT abruptly ended Thursday evening with five vetoes.
CT political leaders cheer start of state baby bonds program
CT’s most prominent politicians gathered to celebrate the new baby bonds program, which nearly became the victim of political infighting.
What CT criminal justice bills passed in 2023?
Here’s a look at some of the criminal justice bills that did — or did not — pass in CT’s 2023 legislative session.
Wage theft in CT: Millions stolen from workers since 2019
Over five years, CT ordered employers to pay more than $17 million in stolen wages. But a shortage of investigators is delaying more cases.
How a GOP legislative ‘rat’ overrode home rule in a small CT town
A CT House Republican’s success in blocking a warehouse project near his Middlebury home casts a bright light on the dark art of legislating.
Legislature’s inaction on food waste leaves towns holding the (trash) bag
The CT legislature didn’t provide funding to help municipalities get food out of the waste stream. Now, cities must pay the price.