The impact of a summer in Connecticut on Martin Luther King Jr. was largely unknown and quite significant. Some Simsbury students journey of discovery decades later filled some important historical gaps, and our understanding of some of the influences on one of the nation’s most inspiring figures.
Read MoreIn recent months in Connecticut, news headlines have highlighted the significant increase in pedestrian-vehicle accidents on roadways across the state. The numbers have been on the rise here and across the country in recent years, and newly compiled Connecticut data points to “the most dangerous areas for pedestrians” – locations where pedestrians may be at higher risk of being struck.
Read MoreConnecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell, in office for not quite a month, is encouraging Connecticut residents to search CTBigList.com to see if the state is holding any unclaimed money that is just waiting to be returned.
Read MoreWorking your way through school is much more of an uphill climb today than 30 years ago, a look at college tuition and minimum wage employment shows, according to a new report and analysis. Nationwide, on average, today’s students will need to work four times as many hours to meet the cost of tuition.
Read MoreAmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, has released its Volunteering and Civic Life in America research, the most comprehensive data on American volunteering and civic engagement assembled. While Connecticut was not among the national leaders, volunteerism continued to run strongly through the state.
Read MoreConnecticut, it turns out, is not too shabby a place to retire. A new data analysis finds that there are three metropolitan areas in the land of small cities that hold their own with larger metropolitan areas.
Read MoreWhile almost all foster and adopted youth want to attend college, less than 3 percent will receive a bachelor’s degree within their lifetime. A Connecticut nonprofit is taking direct aim at that unsettling statistic.
Read MoreA new report by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) found that tooth decay is the most common chronic infectious disease in children and is considered a significant public health challenge.
Read MoreThe Hartford, for the fifth straight year, has been named to the 2023 JUST 100 list by JUST Capital and CNBC. Overall, The Hartford ranked No. 32 for its commitment to serving employees, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders. CIGNA, Raytheon Technologies and Eversource also earned a place on the list.
Read MoreThis year’s winning student poets are Sara Greene of Eastern Connecticut State University, Oliver Egger of Wesleyan University, Alisa Mejia of Quinnipiac University, Isabella Bullock of Western Connecticut State University and John Nguyen of Yale University.
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