The plan adjusts the number of payments some borrowers have made that qualify toward loan forgiveness. It will save CT borrowers over $300M.
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Posted inGovernment
With Social Security fund running dry, CT Dems push for reform
Current estimates show depletion of the fund for old age and survivors insurance in the 2030s, and CT Democrats want to expand benefits.
Posted inHealth
With Lamont’s signature, CT enacts four reproductive rights bills
The bills expand contraception access, protect abortion providers against legal action from other states, and safeguard online health data.
Posted inHealth
Non-compete agreements limit access to care, CT doctors say
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy introduced the Workforce Mobility Act, which would prohibit non-compete agreements. Health care providers say that would be good for their patients.
Posted inHousing
Does CT’s lack of affordable housing contribute to its eviction rate?
A new report tied evictions in CT to a lack of housing, noting landlords can charge more during a housing shortage. But it offered solutions.
Posted inHealth
Federal funds to boost mental health care for teens in northwest CT
CT was awarded $1.2 million to improve rural teens’ access to mental health services by increasing providers’ capacity and adding new ones.
Posted inEconomic Development
From drought to deluge, a hard year to farm in Connecticut
Officials described last week’s torrential rains as a consequence of climate change. What did the flooding mean for farmers?
Posted inEducation
How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind
CT’s white students tend to be more prepared for college than Black and Latino students. And that gap is often seen within the same building.
Posted inMoney
CT to take a deeper look at whether state taxes are fair
CT’s first tax analysis in 2014 found the poorest households paid three times the share of their incomes in taxes than the wealthiest did.
Posted inMoney
Is CT an ‘emerging bright spot’? This national group thinks so
While CT limited tax relief to the poor and middle class, most states did not, according to a report from a Washington, D.C. policy group.
Posted inJustice
Congress criticizes cover-up of Coast Guard Academy sex assault claims
The Coast Guard’s decision to bury the report of a long investigation into sex assault claims is fueling a swift response from lawmakers.
Posted inEducation
CT attorney general files lawsuit against Stone Academy
Attorney General William Tong claimed Stone Academy had numerous violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut planning more than a parade on America’s 250th
The planning comes during one of America’s periodic paroxysms over whether there still are self-evident truths in our polarized politics.
Posted inHealth
Another CT hospital petitions to close labor and delivery unit
Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford cited low patient volume and difficulty recruiting staff in arguing to close its birthing unit.
Posted inHealth
Most CT residents enduring Medicaid ‘unwinding’ keep coverage
Three months after the end of a policy that prevented states from kicking people off Medicaid, most CT enrollees still qualify for coverage.