Connecticut families on emergency heating assistance could get nearly $1,000 less in government aid this winter without more state support.
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Auditors: Port Authority’s contracting process at State Pier ‘unfair’
Kiewit, the State Pier construction manager, used its authority to recommend itself for subcontracts that were worth more than $87.8 million.
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State asks judge to close Waterbury Gardens nursing home
The state of CT has asked a judge to close Waterbury Gardens, a nursing home that is costing the state nearly $1 million a month to operate.
Posted inMoney
As CT patches one hole in social safety net, are others developing?
CT legislators said they will study whether most services are shrinking even as programs for people with developmental disabilities expand.
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Trump is indicted, again. In CT, the reaction is relatively tame
Connecticut didn’t shrug at the news of former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment Wednesday, but the reactions largely were muted.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Climate change has hit CT hard this year. Are we ready for more?
Planning for this sort of climate change-driven weather certainly requires physics and meteorology — but also probably a crystal ball.
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Urgent centers for kids’ mental health crises open in CT
The four centers are in Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury and New London, officials said Wednesday. They’re open for walk-in, outpatient care.
Posted inEconomic Development
For this CT business, ‘workforce housing’ is actually working
Amid CT’s housing shortage, one employer found a quicker way to remedy the problem: purchasing property and housing its staff for free.
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CT nursing home residents, families plead for higher staffing levels
Many nursing home residents used a Tuesday forum to air concerns about staffing levels, which they described as still insufficient.
Posted inHousing
Report: Homelessness in CT increased for second year in a row
Experts attribute the rise to sustained fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Evictions are increasing as well, and rents are rising.
Posted inHousing
CT tenants union formalizes, aims for more political influence
The tenants group has elected officers and adopted a constitution, opening them up to hold more organized power at the state legislature.
Posted inHousing
CT affordable housing group meets for first time after legislative session
The group was established during the last legislative session to look into solutions to Connecticut’s affordable housing crisis.
Posted inHealth
CT nursing home conditions raise alarms as inspections lag
Nearly half of the nursing homes in CT are overdue for a routine inspection, and the number of serious violations is up. What’s going on?
Posted inTransportation
A shortage of engineers is slowing down work at DOT, officials say
The Department of Transportation is trying to recruit engineers from outside the state and work with corporations to make up for hundreds of vacancies.
Posted inPolitics
Lawyer leading independent review of state police has Lamont ties
Deirdre Daly, picked to lead a review of a state police ticket scandal, has ties to Oak HC/FT, the firm co-founded by Annie Lamont.