DEEP Receives 4 Offshore Wind Bids To Help Power Connecticut’s Grid
The offshore wind industry took a step forward Wednesday when four companies submitted bids to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to supply clean energy to Connecticut.
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Frontier Donates High-Speed Fiber Internet to Expand STEM Opportunities for Students in Connecticut
Frontier has announced that it will donate high-speed fiber internet to DAE of New Haven, Connecticut through its Broadband for Good program. The donation will provide DAE with a fast, reliable connection to support its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and development programs for underserved members of the community.
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Childcare Costs Take Center Stage At State Capitol
Some special guests – a group of six children – joined state legislators, parents, and childcare workers at the state capitol on Thursday to call upon the state to do more to support early childhood care.
Keep readingEmpowering Futures: Celebrating Our 5th Year Anniversary
Empowering Futures: Celebrating our 5th Year Anniversary,” is a special breakfast and…
Keep readingAdvocates, Democratic Lawmakers Call For A Permanent Child Tax Credit
Trinity College students partnered with the United Way of Connecticut this year…
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Supporters Rally For Charter Schools In Danbury And Middletown
Hundreds of students, parents, and legislators rallied Wednesday at the entrance to…
Keep reading119K Commission Gets Advice On Helping At-Risk Youth
When the state made public buses free during the pandemic, it was…
Keep readingJoe Lieberman Remembered For Integrity, Conviction, And Being ‘Fiercely Independent’
Joe Lieberman died Wednesday at 82, reportedly following complications from a fall. He was a Stamford native and centrist Democrat who served four terms in the U.S. Senate and was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000 alongside Al Gore.
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Judiciary Committee Sends Psilocybin and Street Takeover Bills Through To House
The Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send several bills through to the House, including one that would reduce the penalty for possession of psilocybin, also known as hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Keep readingFinance Committee Mulls Tax Credit For Donations To K-12 Scholarship Funds
A bill that would authorize a new tax credit for individuals who…
Keep readingAs Food Insecurity Increases, Advocates Call for Free School Meals
HARTFORD, CT – As food insecurity grows across the state, a coalition…
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Court Denies Aquarion’s Appeal Of PURA Decision
In 2023, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejected Aquarion Water Company’s request for a three-year rate increase, so the Bridgeport-based company challenged that decision in Superior Court. On Tuesday, the court largely dismissed Aquarion’s appeal, and state leaders are expressing their satisfaction with that decision.
Keep readingAdvocates, Employers Discuss Childcare Crisis In New London County
GALES FERRY, CT – New London County is the fourth largest of…
Keep readingOffshore Wind Industry Gets New Tax Credits
The Biden administration released new rules on Friday to help make it…
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Live Panel: 119K Commission Gets Underway In New Haven
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities’ 119K Commission held its first meeting Tuesday at New Haven’s Hillhouse High School to continue the conversation on disconnected youth. Watch it here.
Keep readingCoast Guard’s Safe-To-Report Sexual Misconduct Legislation Advances Out Of Committee
Every two years Congress and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure…
Keep readingBlumenthal Joins Senate Colleagues In Call For Transparency From TikTok Amid Data Storage Concerns
In the face of rising evidence that TikTok is sharing personal data…
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Early Voting Gets Underway In Connecticut As Registrars Use Primary To Practice
The inaugural day of early voting in Connecticut kicked off quietly Tuesday as voters cast ballots for the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary. Based on observations from around the state, the new option to vote early did not see much participation on its first day.
Keep readingProhibition On Female Genital Mutilation And Cutting Falls Short Of Becoming A Bill For Third Year
An effort to raise a bill prohibiting female genital mutilation and cutting…
Keep readingDigital Book Costs For Libraries Debated In Government Committee
The Government Administration and Elections Committee debated a bill Friday that would…
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State Offering Assistance To Fairfield County To Implement Affordable Housing
Municipalities in Fairfield County have until April 15 to apply for a housing program through which they can receive direct technical assistance to help them implement their local affordable housing programs.
Keep readingEnergy Committee Advances Procurement Bill
A bill that would include other New England states in the contract…
Keep readingCoast Guard Academy Signs Agreement With New London Schools
Students in New London Public Schools will soon see more Coast Guard…
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Legislature Approves Resolution To Increase Wages, Benefits For 12,000 Home Care Workers
The General Assembly passed a resolution Monday approving an agreement that will mean wage and fringe benefit increases for self-directed personal care attendants in the state.
Keep reading$1M Tow Foundation Grant Funds Gun Violence Prevention Research In Bridgeport
Fairfield University’s Center for Social Impact, Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership…
Keep readingLegislature Considers Ending Film and TV Tax Credit
The debate regarding the effectiveness of Connecticut’s tax credits to attract film…
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Committee OKs Bill To Allow Churches To Build Temporary Shelters On Their Properties
The Planning and Development Committee advanced a bill Friday to allow the creation of temporary housing units for people experiencing homelessness on property owned by religious organizations, but not without opposition.
Keep readingConnecticut’s March For Life Held In Hartford
Pro-life advocates gathered at the state capitol Wednesday for Connecticut’s March for…
Keep readingPort Authority Board Mulls Final Costs For Nearly Completed State Pier In New London
On Tuesday, with the unfinished State Pier closing in on $311 million…
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Murphy Cites Report, Urges Policy Makers To Focus On Happiness
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy on Friday discussed the decline of happiness in the United States and what can be done following the release of the 2024 World Happiness Report.
Keep readingUS Navy Christens Latest Nuclear Submarine USS Idaho In Groton
Saturday, March 16, 2024, was a special day for the US Navy…
Keep readingDisabled Advocates Hope To Close Telehealth Loophole Used By Parking Scofflaws
Abuse of disabled parking spaces has grown so rampant over the years…
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Democrats Want To Add Environmental Rights To State Constitution
Advocates and Democratic lawmakers voiced their support for a resolution Friday to add a “Green Amendment” to the state Constitution to enshrine environmental rights into law during a news conference at the Legislative Office Building.
Keep readingOver A Barrel | Gas Prices Jump, Now Higher Than a Year Ago
For the first time in months, the average price of gasoline is…
Keep readingFuture Of Troubled Connecticut Port Authority Discussed During Public Hearing
Under House Bill 5047 the Lamont administration has proposed merging the Connecticut…
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Reentry Welcome Centers For Formerly Incarcerated Seek Financial Support
Local and state elected officials, advocates, and the formerly incarcerated gathered Friday at the Hartford Reentry Welcome Center to call on the Connecticut General Assembly and the Lamont administration to provide long-term funding for reentry welcome centers around the state.
Keep reading3 Bills Aim To Protect Consumers From Junk Fees On Tickets, Other Goods And Services
A new bill proposed by the Lamont administration would require all secondary…
Keep readingConnecticut Will Tap Clean Energy Technology To Find Emission-Cutting Efficiencies On Grid
Connecticut regulators have approved the first round of pilot projects in a…
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Connecticut Shows Small Increase in Employment: Labor Report
Connecticut added nearly a thousand new jobs in the month of February, but overall unemployment remained slightly higher than the national average. That was the conclusion from the monthly state jobs report that the Department of Labor released on Thursday. The report painted a mixed picture of Connecticut’s work landscape. According to the report, Connecticut…
Keep readingLegislature Debates Solution for Medicaid
Legislators from both sides of the aisle pointed to the first part…
Keep readingOP-ED | Katie Britt And The Cult Of The Kitchen
Opinion columnist Elwood Watson says it was “The Stepford Wives” meets “The…
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Expansion Of Paid Sick Leave Advances On Party Line Vote
The Labor and Public Employees Committee voted along party lines Thursday advanced a bill that would expand paid sick leave in the state. Republicans in the legislature remain in opposition.
Senate Bill 7 would change the current paid sick leave system, which currently only applies to employees of businesses with 50 or more employees. Workers…
Keep readingLawmakers Debate Increasing Fee To File Land Records In Support Of Community Investment Account
Something that hasn’t been hit by inflation? Fees to file land records…
Keep readingCommittee Considers Updating FOIA To Include Smartphones As ‘Hand-Held Scanners’
The Government Administration and Elections Committee is considering a bill to make…
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