Fewer jobs and a lack of investment in the high-tech future of manufacturing in CT is ‘a ticking time bomb,’ a new report says.
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Posted inMoney
Report: CT income tax cuts would slow – not reverse – tax inequity
Lamont’s CT income tax cut and other relief isn’t enough to stop tax burdens on poor households from growing significantly, a report found.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
Pagans in Connecticut: Stepping out of the (broom) closet
Even though many pagans in Connecticut practice in solitude, they are far from alone. Churches and temples exist across the state.
Posted inGovernment
Student loans forgiven for 1,600 CT borrowers on Biden’s loan plan
After the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s broader relief program, the president has been looking for other ways to cancel debt.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Murphy brings anti-loneliness message to middle schoolers
CT Sen. Chris Murphy, who last year introduced a bill to combat loneliness, spoke to East Hartford middle-schoolers about the issue.
Posted inInvestigations
Athena nursing home company owes towns more than $750K
In some municipalities, the company is at least two years behind on real estate and personal property taxes, documents show.
Posted inPolitics
New CT Senate GOP leader seeks unity after upheaval
Sen. Stephen Harding is the new face of a struggling GOP caucus that forced out Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly at mid-term.
Posted inPolitics
CT librarians push bill that would expand e-book, audiobook access
CT librarians said the licensing process limits how many e-books libraries can afford. Others said the law protects authors’ livelihoods.
Posted inJustice
CT reentry centers ask: Where is the money from prison closures?
CT’s Reentry Welcome Centers — places where people released from prison can get support — are losing funding even though prisons are closing.
Posted inEducation
CT higher ed students, faculty plead for funding boost at hearing
Gov. Lamont has remained adamant that higher education systems should have been preparing to live without the expiring COVID relief funds.
Posted inEducation
New CT law on kindergarten age cutoff causing confusion
CT parents whose children won’t turn 5 by Sept. 1 can request to enroll them in kindergarten early, but that process varies by district.
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate GOP forces Kevin Kelly out as minority leader
Removal of a leader mid-term is extraordinary in CT, but Kelly stepped down after acknowledging he no longer had the support of his caucus.
Posted inPolitics
Bill Cibes, a force in CT politics and higher education, dies
William J. Cibes Jr., a legislator who helped two CT governors find different solutions to seemingly unsolvable budget crises, has died.
Posted inInvestigations
Joe Ganim’s opponents file complaints over mayor’s property taxes
John Gomes’ supporters claim that Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s brother improperly influenced the tax assessment on Ganim’s property.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Over half of CT problem gamblers report mental, financial problems
The top issues reported by Connecticut’s problem gamblers were trouble with finances, mental health, relationships and work or school.