Doh Paw wanted to attend college out of state so she could live on campus and escape a lifetime of family responsibilities. But she decided that she couldn’t turn her back on those who needed her. So instead, she stayed close to home, attends the University of Hartford, and continues to have an impact on those around her, in inspiring and enduring ways.
Read MoreLaunched last summer in the midst of the pandemic, the nonprofit business development organization Catalyst for Connecticut began with a blunt assessment of it’s Fairfield County-centered region of focus, and now sees post-COVID opportunity for southwestern Connecticut.
Read MoreA proposal being considered this week by the state legislature is described by advocates as “an important step to close the gender wage gap in Connecticut.” If approved, the bill would “require employers to disclose salary ranges for vacant positions and provide comparable pay for comparable work,” updating Connecticut’s pay equity law.
Read MoreIt could be the classic battle, at a time when distraction may be precisely what is needed. Hamburger vs. Pizza, for the hearts, minds, and taste buds of Connecticut lawmakers.
Read MoreInfrastructure investment if one of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s leading legislative priorities for the 2021 state legislative session, highlighting the cost to businesses and residents of roads and bridges in poor condition or a half century old.
Read MoreTransportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at New England airports detected firearms at a higher rate in 2020 than in 2019. The best record in the region belongs to Bradley International.
Read MoreThe order from the Gov. Lamont closing the state’s highways to some truck traffic with a major winter storm bearing down on Connecticut – and the predictions of possible blizzard conditions – bring to mind an unforgettable February snowfall in the state just over four decades ago this month. The Blizzard of ‘78 was one for the record books.
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 MoreFollowing approval of Connecticut’s first model statewide curriculum, the State Education Resource Center (SERC) has released a documentary to inform communities, families, schools, and the general public about the course development process led by SERC.
Read MoreConnecticut Humanities (CTH), the state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and counterpart to the state’s Office of the Arts, will be providing grants to fifty nonprofits in Connecticut totaling $1.5 million, in support of their efforts to sustain operations despite the significant adverse financial impact of the pandemic.
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