New data show that Connecticut students are struggling to return to pre-pandemic performance levels, and absenteeism remains high.
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CT health care advocate departs for judgeship
Ted Doolittle, who has led the CT Office of the Health Care Advocate since 2017, is leaving his job to take a position as a federal immigration judge.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
More CT towns are finding PFAS in their water supplies
Detectable levels of PFAS chemicals were found in portions of seven different water utilities in CT. They provide service to thousands.
Posted inHousing
CT Mirror reporter wins national award for series on evictions
CT Mirror Reporter Ginny Monk received the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism on Wednesday during the 2023 Nonprofit News Awards.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Charting Connecticut: Big jump in calls to CT’s suicide hotline
The number of CT calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline increased by about 62% in one year, a change attributed to the shorter number.
Posted inPolitics
Q Poll: Most Americans say Trump should be prosecuted
About 54% think Trump should be prosecuted on criminal charges, according to the Quinnipiac poll. But the split is highly partisan.
Posted inGovernment
CT trying to stave off federal unemployment tax hike in January
CT businesses are asking state officials to ensure the feds don’t increase their taxes by bolstering the unemployment fund before November.
Posted inHousing
There are fewer houses for sale in CT. Here’s why.
Many are struggling to buy a home in Connecticut as supply dwindles. Others are hesitant to move because of high interest rates.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal urges funding for Ukraine during trip as GOP candidates split over aid
The CT senator has been pleased by bipartisan support for aid to Ukraine. But some GOP presidential candidates are skeptical of giving more.
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CT National Guard searching for new members
CT officials have launched a program to increase the number of people joining the National Guard after a nearly 50-year low.
Posted inMoney
Senate leader supports 5-year phase-in for CT child tax credit
A CT child tax credit has a better chance of becoming real now that CT’s highest-ranking state senator offered an alternate route this week.
Posted inJustice
State police union: Dozens exonerated in ticketing scandal
CT state police union officials say 20% of troopers accused of submitting false ticket data or underreporting tickets have been exonerated.
Posted inHealth
Advocates laud ‘radical change’ in children’s mental health care
Four new Urgent Crisis Centers in Connecticut aim to get children in crisis connected quickly with care and avoid long waiting lists.
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Prioritizing reentry from prison will boost CT’s economy, report says
A new report recommends that Connecticut implement policies to help people leaving incarceration fill the void caused by the workforce shortage.
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Upset with contract offer, Yale police union hands out ‘fear-mongering’ flyers
New Haven police and city leaders denounced fliers distributed by Yale’s police union warning incoming students of crime in the city.