One of the largest recipients of state funding through Blue Hills Civic Association, Sonserae Cicero, refused to provide records to auditors.
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Posted inEnergy & Environment
A dam owner drained this secluded pond. DEEP wants it restored
Wright Investors Service Holdings conducted a drawdown of the pond after it found the dam it owns was leaking. CT wants the company to fix it.
Posted inEducation
Yale demonstrators ring in semester with calls on school to ‘democratize’
It was the first event of its kind since students returned to Yale for the start of the school year. But discontent has been brewing longer.
Posted inPolitics
Ryan Fazio offers prayers, talks property taxes to unseat a governor
Ryan Fazio is trying to be the first person to unseat a Connecticut governor in 72 years. The road ahead is steep and not clearly mapped.
Posted inEducation
CT student test scores tick upward but remain below pre-COVID era
Students in almost every grade and demographic performed slightly better on their state assessments this year. But the improvement was small.
Posted inImmigration
In Danbury, some are hiding from ICE. Others are following them.
Over the past year, members of Danbury Unites for Immigrants have prepared for the kind of worst-case scenario that played out last week.
Posted inInvestigations
CT to pay Miguel Cardona $250k to consult for commission he leads
A no-bid consulting contract that will pay former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona $250,000 has raised ethical questions.
Posted inMoney
Union benefits package looms large over CT campaigns
The contract guaranteeing pensions and other benefits to CT state employees expires June 30, but few candidates are discussing its renewal.
Posted inEducation
Ryan Fazio: All CT students should attend schools they choose
Under Ryan Fazio’s plan, CT would end lotteries and waitlists for schools. Fazio wants all students to get into the school they want.
Posted inImmigration
Danbury residents express fear, anger as ICE arrests escalate
Activists in Danbury shouted at CT officials Wednesday as emotions ran high over dozens of arrests by ICE in the city each day this week.
Posted inEducation
CT awarded $10 million federal grant to improve K-3 literacy
It’s the latest in a string of recent investments CT has made in improving literacy outcomes, set in motion by the Right to Read law in 2021.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
In Bristol, these ‘Old Cranks’ keep CT’s clockmaking history ticking
The American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol harkens back to a time when Connecticut was known as the “Clock Capital of the World.”
Posted inHealth, Housing
CT funds housing development for Waterbury healthcare workers
Connecticut will provide roughly $11.6 million for the project, which is planned at the former Saint Mary’s Grammar School property.
Posted inHealth
Lawrence+Memorial Hospital staff seek better conditions, higher pay
Picketing workers said declining staff levels are compromising patient care but higher compensation would aid recruiting and retention.
Posted inEducation
Friction emerges as K-12 school funding commission weighs solutions
CT’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding must report recommendations by January. An expert presentation Thursday drew pushback.