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Trump EPA says it will defend tough lead pipe rule from Biden, but details to come

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'The State of Connecticut Is Behind You': Higher Education Office on Student Loan Reimbursement Program Applications

Coverage: 4 sources

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Connecticut's student loan reimbursement program will reopen for applications Friday. CT student loan reimbursement program reopens, expands eligibility The program will include changes enacted during this years legislative session, according to the state office of higher education. A significant expansion in eligibility requirements is included, making it so that more people can access loan debt relief than ever befor…Student Loans · Hartford See the Story

State Sen. Ryan Fazio Launches Campaign for Connecticut Governor

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

GREENWICH, Conn. (WTNH) — State Sen. Ryan Fazio, the millennial Republican who has become the public face of his party's crusade to lower Connecticut's high energy costs, declared himself a candidate for governor in next year's election. His announcement was made in the form of a video posted to his social media accounts on Wednesday morning. Fazio, 35, is a Greenwich native whose professional life is divided between the part-time job of state s…Social Media · Connecticut See the Story

Heating aid in CT expected to increase this winter

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

For the first time in four years, state officials in Connecticut are anticipating an increase in energy assistance for low-income families this winter, though it remains to be seen whether much-needed federal funding will come through to provide support for the program. The Department of Social Services recently released its annual projected spending for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program, including a maximum benefit of $1,920 this winter…Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford Read Article

Resist federal policy encouraging civil commitment!

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

On July 24, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to eliminate endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks on the streets of our cities by shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings through the use of civil commitment. Section 2 of the order states that, “The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall take appropriate action to…Donald Trump · Hartford Read Article

The unofficial guide to your first official election

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

“The election to end all elections!” “The fight for the very soul of our democracy!” My first presidential election was not going as planned. One candidate dropped out, replaced by another making history, and the other candidate… there’s not a nice way to put it — promised to be a dictator. Not only that, I had just begun college half-way across the country. I hate to admit it but the election was the last thing on my mind. I was in danger of be…Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford Read Article

Some CT retirees criticize Medicare Advantage, push for options

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Medicare Advantage — a type of Medicare plan administered by private companies as opposed to the federal government — has come under fire in recent years for denying and delaying seniors’ access to certain care. James Russell, a former sociology professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, and Gloria Bent, the wife of a former physicist at the University of Connecticut, have firsthand experience. They are both enrolled in a Medicare Advan…Medicare · Hartford Read Article

Did Connecticut pass a law that made it illegal to breastfeed in public?

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

No. There has not been a legislative effort in Connecticut to make breastfeeding in public illegal. Connecticut General Statutes allow and protect mothers breastfeeding their babies in public spaces. This law is enforced by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Mothers who want to breastfeed in a public place do not have to cover the baby with a towel or blanket, and do not need to go to the bathroom. If an owner, manage…Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford Read Article

In parts of Fairfield County, remote work doubled post-pandemic

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In some parts of Fairfield County the number of residents working from home doubled in recent years. The Connecticut town profiles, released annually for the last decade, show the demographics for each town and city in the state. The profiles are produced as part of a partnership between the CT Data Collaborative and AdvanceCT. One of the statistics that stood out to Michelle Riordan-Nold, executive director of CT Data Collaborative, was the inc…Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford Read Article

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