Report Suggests Policy Options to Alleviate Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis
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A recent report from Connecticut Voices for Children examines Connecticut's eviction crisis and addresses some solutions to it.
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Connecticut Can Respond to the Current Teacher Shortage
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Legislation now being considered at the State Capitol recognizes the need to address the educator shortage in Connecticut and to ensure that we are striving to recruit and retain excellent educators. In doing so, it will generate momentum that will enhance the teaching profession in our state.
Read MoreUniversity Pharmacy Scholarship Recalls Renowned Space Scientist, Chemist & Educator
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The University of Saint Joseph is offering a $10,000 scholarship toward the first year at USJ for students who submit a deposit to USJ’s Pharmacy School. The scholarship honors the memory and legacy of the late Professor of Chemistry Sister Mary Ellen Murphy, a renowned scientist and scholar in the fields of space research and chemistry, one of the first women to analyze the moon rocks brought back from the historic Apollo 11 space flight in 1969.
Read MoreEfforts to Curtail Wrong-Way Driving, Drowsy Driving Expand in CT
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Two statistics are cause for concern as Connecticut residents approach a highway behind the wheel - this week, and thereafter: wrong-way driving and drowsy driving.
Read MoreCT State Library to Partner with Libraries Without Borders US, Six Local Libraries
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The CT State Library has established a joint partnership with Libraries Without Borders US (LWB) and six local libraries in Connecticut, in East Hartford, Falls Village, Norwalk, Norwich, West Haven and Windham.
Read MoreWhat If Everyone Voted in Elections?
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One of the best ways to promote voting and to ensure equal access to the ballot is to declare voting a universal and fundamental civic duty. The state legislature is considering doing so.
Read MoreReport: CT Consumers Lost $234K to Scams in 2022
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A new report finds Connecticut consumers lost over $230,000 dollars to scams in 2022. According to the Better Business Bureau of Connecticut, consumers reported 400 scams in 2022, up nearly a quarter from the year before.
Read MoreConnecticut Foodshare Adds New Directors; Provided Food Totaling 39 Million Meals in 2022
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Connecticut Foodshare distributed enough food last year to provide nearly 39 million meals through a network of more than 650 food pantries, community kitchens, and mobile food distribution sites, while also working on long-term solutions to food insecurity.
Read MoreTo Earn a UConn MBA, Less is More, Flagship University Decides
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UConn will be revising its MBA program, making it faster, more flexible, and more convenient for graduate students to earn their degrees.
Read MoreHospital CEOs Across the Country – Including in Connecticut – Unite to Fight Gun Violence
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A prominently placed full-page ad appeared in The New York Times a week ago, an open letter from “Hospital CEOs Across America” who signed their names “United to Fight Gun Violence,” as the ad headlined. CEOs from Connecticut’s leading hospital healthcare organizations were among them.
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