The historic Charter Oak Cultural Center’s annual celebration comes in the midst of efforts to save from imminent collapse the 143-year-old Rose Window, the centerpiece of the historic structure’s former sanctuary, and honors three outstanding community leaders in Greater Hartford.
Read MoreThe legislature considers establishing a certification program for community health workers. Positioned in clinics, neighborhoods, homes and workplaces, community health workers complement clinically trained healthcare teams by facilitating access to healthcare, social services and community support.
Read MoreAttorney General William Tong has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territorial attorneys general urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act or similar measures that would give legal marijuana-related businesses access to the federal banking system. Today, banks say no to marijuana-related businesses due to the ongoing conflict between state and federal law.
Read MoreThere are more than 3,400 bridges and culverts on municipally maintained roads, according to the state Department of Transportation. Construction and maintenance is the responsibility of the cities and towns who own them. Currently, 688 bridges or culverts located in the state’s municipalities are considered to be functionally obsolete and 205 are categorized as structurally deficient.
Read MoreThe best place in the nation to be for working mothers is New England, as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont took to top four rankings in a new analysis. Connecticut reached the top 10 in multiple categories.
Read MoreCommercial fishing, a mainstay of Connecticut commerce, is raising a cautionary voice – even as the state is doubling down on the potential benefits of wind power off the state’s shoreline, aimed at increasing energy efficiency and economic development. Don’t grow one renewable resource at the cost of another, they stress, as the legislature ponders action.
Read MoreWhen it comes to attorneys with expertise in defending imperiled Governors facing impeachment, Connecticut’s Ross Garber has no real competitors according to an article in the May issue of Governing magazine.
Read MoreTattoo artists are intelligent, caring, and passionate people, self-employed individuals and small business owners. We are working people who live in the state, our homes and families are here. Two way communication between licensed Professional Tattoo Artists and the Department of Public Health is necessary to ensure that we’re all working toward the same goals
Read MoreRestaurant, food, and beverage companies (food companies) target Hispanic and Black children and teens with ads almost exclusively for fast food, candy, sugary drinks, and unhealthy snacks, according to a report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut
Read MoreConnecticut is well positioned to participate in the offshore wind economy and supply chain, some say. The state is stepping slowly.
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