The Second Circuit handed down one of the largest fines ever in a housing discrimination case against Cromwell.
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CT Supreme Court hears arguments on Section 8 discrimination case
In the case, the plaintiff argues that a real estate agent’s comments about her source of income were discriminatory.
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Disability Rights CT files federal complaint over age-based vaccine rollout
The complaint alleges the state’s age-based vaccine distribution plan discriminates against people with disabilities.
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Former CT health commissioner says she was the target of discrimination by Lamont
Renee Coleman-Mitchell says she was shut out of key policy discussions and dismissed from her job without cause.
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Coast Guard Academy failed to address racial harassment incidents or punish offenders, IG report says
An inspector general verified 16 allegations of race-based harassment, but said in many cases nothing was done about them.
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Best of 2019: Key Dems press bill to increase minority recruitment at Coast Guard Academy
The bill is a response to allegations of discrimination and a racially hostile environment at the school.
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Congress issues scathing report on bullying, harassment at Coast Guard Academy
Congressional investigators determined Coast Guard leaders failed to conduct prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations of allegations of harassment and bullying.
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Former Enfield school board member with autism sues board, claiming discrimination
Sarah Hernandez, believed to be one of the first openly autistic people in the nation elected to public office, has sued the Enfield Board of Education.
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Key Dems press bill to increase minority recruitment at Coast Guard Academy
The bill is a response to allegations of discrimination and a racially hostile environment at the school.
Posted inEducation, Health, Justice
A debate over how government should identify our ethnicity
Using more detailed ethnic categories in student and health data could allow policymakers to better serve small populations, but some people in those small populations are anxious about extra scrutiny, the possibility of discrimination and being labeled as other than American.
Posted inCities & Towns, Money
Census says CT still rich, but wage gap persists and population stagnant
WASHINGTON – Connecticut continues to be one of the highest-income states in the nation, but its population is stagnant and may even be on the downturn, and there’s a huge gap between the incomes of white state residents and minorities.
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Travelers, other insurers, accused of discriminating against low-income tenants
WASHINGTON – Travelers Insurance Co. is being sued over allegations it has refused to insure properties that house federally subsidized low-income tenants — and other insurers in Connecticut may have done the same.
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UConn pays $1.3M to settle lawsuit over sexual assault allegations
The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million in total to five current and former students to settle a lawsuit over the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations.