A Tax By Any Other Name is Still a Tax
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Nonprofit leaders understand that municipalities have their own tight budgets. But taking money from one type of community service to give to another would be counter-productive.
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Businesses Consider Mass Shooting Insurance
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More businesses are purchasing mass-shooting insurance, according to a published report, responding to what is increasingly seen as a potential risk. "It's like shark bite insurance," Peter Kochenburger, an insurance professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law
Read MoreDisinvestment in Higher Ed Has Consequences: Students, Economy Suffer
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A research report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston into state financial support among the New England states for public higher education is ringing alarm bells across the region, as states go thru their budget-setting process, and some – particularly Connecticut – face tough spending choices.
Read MoreStress in CT Comes Mostly at Work, National Analysis Shows
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Connecticut ranked #8 in work-related stress,#22 in family related stress, #34 in money-related stress, and #47 in health & safety related stress.
Read MoreDiplomats Converge on Hartford, Connecticut: Focus is Economic Development
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Hartford looked more like an international capital than a state capital at a recent economic development-centered event organized by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut.
Read MoreSustained Education Efforts Bring Global Results
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The world has made significant progress in social, economic and development spheres — a reflection of what can be achieved when societies and countries work together on common social and economic development on a sustained basis in any given 15 to 20 year period.
Read MoreLocal Biochemistry Students Dig Deep in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
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Honors Biochemistry students at The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury are getting their hands dirty as they confront one of the top global health threats — the diminishing supply of effective antibiotics.
Read MoreRate of Patents by Women Ranks CT 23rd in US
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Connecticut ranks 23rd in the U.S. in the rate of inventions by women, below the U.S. average, in an analysis published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office this year.
Read MoreImperative to Prevent Youth Suicide Spurs Action on College Campuses Now, High Schools Next
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Responding to greater awareness of the stresses facing high school students that reveal mental health concerns, Hartford-based Jordan Porco Foundation has developed a high school initiative building on successful college programs.
Read MoreFramework Proposed to Improve Child Health Services in CT
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The time is right to embrace a new way of funding, organizing, and delivering child health services, as states reform payment and delivery systems
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