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Posted inMoney
CT Democrats’ special education plan faces funding challenge
CT Democrats want $40 million more in special education grants this year and say they’ll find cuts to make it work within the spending cap.
Posted inEducation
CT legislators plan $40M in immediate special education funding
The move comes as officials are taking steps to shift more responsibility for special education costs from municipalities to the state.
Posted inMoney
Analysts: CT is paying off pension debt faster than all other states
CT paid down pension debt faster than the rest of the nation in 2022 and continues to outpace most states, analysts told lawmakers Tuesday.
Posted inHousing
CT public hearing on eviction, zoning bills draws nearly 300 people
The hearing put two of the Housing Committee’s most politically difficult subject areas on display: zoning and landlord-tenant relationships.
Posted inHealth
Legislators try again to pass law on mental health parity
The legislation seeks to hold health insurers accountable and comply with federal regulations that require parity in mental health services.
Posted inJustice
CT sees drop in crime rate as new quarterly data analysis begins
CT’s new crime data chief was introduced with a promise of faster analysis, greater transparency — and a report showing crime fell by 14.1%.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Advocates rally for PURA Chair Gillett, accuse utilities of ‘smear campaign’
Rallygoers claimed Gillett’s tenacious approach to dealing with Eversource and UI has resulted in a campaign to sink her PURA reappointment.
Posted inJustice
Freed from prison after 30 years, Hartford man meets a new world
Eriberto DeLeon Jr. spent 30 years behind bars for his role in a burglary that left a Glastonbury man dead. Now he’s navigating a new world.
Posted inHealth
CT hospitals brace for immigration, gender-affirming care changes
Trump’s orders revoking the status of hospitals as ‘sensitive locations’ and barring gender-affirming care for children are causing concern.
Posted inImmigration
Refugee resettlement in CT at risk as executive orders upend IRIS
IRIS and other refugee resettlement groups in CT are struggling amid the loss of funds and suspension of refugees entering the country.
Posted inJustice
CT legislators horrified by account of incarcerated person’s homicide
The first public dissection of Robby Talbot’s death came Friday in a hearing on whether to accept a $3.75M settlement of a federal lawsuit.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Connecticut is ranked 4th in housing price index
Home values in CT metro areas ranged from $320,000 to about $567,000 last year, an increase of about 7%, compared to 2.4% nationwide.
Posted inJustice
CT set to pay $37.6 million for wrongful convictions of 8 men
A review by the CT Mirror found that the new round of compensation will bring the state’s total wrongful-conviction awards to $128.9 million.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont wants to keep CT’s top utilities regulator. Lawmakers may have other ideas
Questions surround Gillett nomination after Eversource and UI lawsuit, Hartford Courant story, and lawmakers seeking PURA appointments