America’s top campuses remain crowded with wealth, but some prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students.
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CT lawmakers, United Way team up to provide grocery aid
Grocery gift cards starting at $25 will be distributed to eligible Connecticut families who reach out to their local social service agency.
Hypoxia levels in Long Island Sound are the lowest in decades
Hypoxia refers to low oxygen levels in waters near the sea floor, making affected areas uninhabitable for fish and other marine life.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, ACIP, will recommend the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive, and in cases where the mom wasn’t tested.
US work authorizations for legal immigrants slashed from 5 years to 18 months
The new policy follows the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members by an Afghan national granted asylum earlier this year.
Trump plan would weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution
The proposal significantly reduces fuel economy requirements, which set rules on how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds to states
Officials in CT indicated they would work to “protect the rights” of residents if ordered to turn over personal data requested by the USDA.
Here’s why everyone’s talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy
A big reason the term is popping up so often is that it helps explain an unusually muddy and convoluted period for the U.S. economy.
US Education Dept plan to reduce student loan access angers nurses, health care groups
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing and other fields would face tighter loan limits because Trump administration doesn’t consider them professional programs.
Trump administration unveils plan to try to dismantle US Education Dept.
Several inter-agency agreements—with the Labor, State, Interior, Health and Human Services and State departments—will transfer responsibilities to those agencies.
New Haven’s Italian importers decry Trump tariffs on pasta
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said the Italian American Congressional Delegation will send a letter urging the administration to pause proposed tariffs.
EPA seeks to limit scope of clean water law to reduce wetlands covered
The proposal is among dozens of environmental regulations being rolled back in an effort to accelerate economic prosperity, EPA said.
Former CT officer pleads guilty to mistreating Randy Cox, who was paralyzed in police van
Former New Haven sergeant, Betsy Segui, who supervised police station lockup, pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree reckless endangerment in exchange for a 60-day suspended jail term.
New York approves Trump-backed gas pipeline
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline had been rejected by environmental regulators three times but was revived this spring after talks between Hochul and Trump.
It’s small businesses versus Trump in tariff case before US Supreme Court
The key question in the case, which SCOTUS will hear Wednesday, is whether Trump can authorize tariffs under Emergency Economic Powers Act.
