Connecticut organizations that focus on aspects of the state’s history will be receiving 2021 Awards of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO) at a virtual awards on Tuesday, April 20. The awards come amidst a new commitment to expand diversity and equity across the organization’s membership.
Read MoreMore than one-third of Connecticut veterans served during the Vietnam era, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data. More than 60,000 state residents served during the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The next highest period of service is during the Gulf War, with just over 47,000 veterans in Connecticut having served in the armed forces during those years.
Read MoreCentral Connecticut State University is establishing the John Lewis Institute for Social Justice, designed to empower a new generation to follow in the footsteps of the late civil rights leader and member of Congress in building a better and more just world.
Read MoreThe United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has announced that high school students Natalie DeLaCruz of West Hartford and Karen Lau of Norwich will join Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Chris Murphy in representing Connecticut during the prestigious 59th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 14 — 17, 2021.
Read MoreIt has been less than two months since the Report of the Jury Selection Task Force was provided to Connecticut Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, and elements of the comprehensive 53-page report continue to be unpacked - including calls to step up education and outreach to the state’s changing population.
Read MoreConnecticut connections to the Administration of newly sworn in President Joe Biden continue to make headlines. The latest: Jessica Rosenworcel, Jenn Psaki and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, assuming new roles in the Administration’s first few days.
Read MoreJay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Bryan Garcia, president and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, and Yale Law School professor Cristina Rodriquez have been named as members of Agency Review Teams by the Biden-Harris Transition Team.
Read MoreA professor with the Yale School of Medicine will serve as a co-chair of President-elect Joe Biden’s task force on the coronavirus. Marcella Nunez-Smith is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Public Health, and of Management at Yale School of Management.
Read MoreAs the transition to a Biden-Harris administration begins in earnest, Connecticut may be well-positioned to benefit from the new leadership in Washington after January 20, 2021, largely due to f two existing political relationships – one long-term and one more recent.
Read MoreIt has been a roller coaster for Connecticut Republicans in the state legislature - first reaching higher than in many years, only to slide back downhill quickly, as reflected in the numbers in this week’s election.
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