Tension remained, even as Black lawmakers applauded Gov. Ned Lamont signing the Crown Act.
Black and Puerto Rican Caucus
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Legislators and advocates call on the governor to fix school funding formula
A coalition of advocacy groups and lawmakers called for changes to Connecticut’s school funding model, in hopes of addressing disparities.
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Black and Puerto Rican Caucus ‘agenda for equity’ includes more than police reforms
Lawmakers, who want a second special session to broaden the agenda, say this is a ‘table-setting moment’ for racial equity.
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COVID testing in the cities? The messenger is as important as the message.
Polling shows African-Americans take COVID-19 seriously. But marketing widespread testing in the cities has been a challenge.
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Frustration growing in minority communities over government’s response to pandemic
There are only a handful of walk-up testing sites in the state, prohibiting those without cars from getting tested.
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Pat Wilson Pheanious’ second act in public life
She is a member of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, representing a hometown with a black population of one percent. “I’m making my way.”
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Puerto Ricans press a new governor on an old grievance
The legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus say their constituents are waiting for Gov. Ned Lamont to name a Puerto Rican commissioner.
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Better organized Latinos try to shape Lamont administration
One measure of the larger role Latinos are trying to play in Connecticut politics is the creation of a group announced Tuesday that will work with Gov.-elect Ned Lamont to ensure the representation of Latinos in the incoming administration. Eight years ago, Latinos made no similar effort to shape the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
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Health care, wage issues top minority caucus agenda
Pay equity, a “liveable” wage and protecting women’s health care topped a list of priorities unveiled Monday by the General Assembly’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus.
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State and local officials urge further aid for Puerto Rican arrivals
As Puerto Ricans continue to migrate to Connecticut in the wake of Hurricane Maria, state lawmakers and local officials Wednesday called for further aid to help Puerto Rican evacuees and announced a new multi-agency task force to tackle issues facing them.
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Looking at police use of force from across a racial divide
A debate Monday over the police use of force laid bare partisan, racial and geographic divisions in the Connecticut House, where black and Puerto Rican Democrats united behind a bill whose very title, An Act Concerning Police Misconduct, was branded an insult to law enforcement by the House Republican leader.
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Black and Puerto Rican Caucus wants to broaden CT tax debate
Leaders of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus said they are exploring raising income tax rates on wealthy households — a once popular proposal among House and Senate Democrats that has fallen into disfavor as Republicans have gained seats in both chambers.