“Not reporting on food insecurity doesn’t mean the problem will somehow magically disappear,” UConn’s Rudd Center points out, criticizing the USDA’s decision to discontinue an annual report that provided national data on household food insecurity across the United States.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) has announced the recipients of their third annual Connecticut Democracy Center Awards. The awards program was established to recognize those committed to strengthening democracy through acts of citizenship, service, and community engagement.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general who are urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration and impose sweeping new barriers to voter registration.
Read MoreThe Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group, has opened its 2026 Improving Youth Mental Health grant program, part of The Cigna Group Foundation’s $9 million, three-year commitment to improve youth mental health.
Read MoreIn Connecticut, 1 in 6 households spend more than half of their income on housing, points out Habitat for Humanity, adding that “lower income households are especially likely to have unaffordable housing costs, requiring more than 30% of their income.”
Read MoreHigh school students from across Connecticut travelled to Hartford recently to participate in Connecticut's We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution State Finals. Winning school teams will head to national competition in the spring.
Read MoreA new analysis ranks Connecticut as the second best state in the nation for women’s health.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Nonprofit Alliance, the self-described Voice of Community Nonprofits, has outlined the organization’s priorities for the state legislature during the just underway 2026 session.
Read MoreAffter more than a century, The Children’s Museum in West Hartford, the nation’s 5th oldest children’s museum, will not have doors open to children in the region and beyond, as the search for a new permanent home continues.
Read MoreThe Connecticut state legislature convened their 2026 session this week, and awaiting their review are the “legislative policy solutions” being advocated by the state’s largest business organization, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association.
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