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Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordU.S. Sen Chris Murphy visited Camp Courant Friday to announce newly proposed federal legislation that would invest billions of dollars into free summer programs for kids across the country. The Hartford camp, which bills itself as the largest and oldest free summer day camp in the country, serves hundreds of children each year. It would be among those that could benefit should the Summer for All Act were to become law. The measure proposes the c…See the Story
Free summer camp for more kids? Murphy pitches $4B investment
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Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordIn 2021, Connecticut passed the “Clean Slate” law to erase conviction records for minor offenses. At the time, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said it would change the lives of people who had been denied jobs, housing and education because of their criminal record. Three years later, the state is struggling to keep its promise. Major issues with computer infrastructure have caused the delays — which have now turned into a temporary freeze on erasures — and …See the Story
CT clean slate law: Only 10% of criminal records have been erased
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Bloomfield, Connecticut · BloomfieldA camp designed to teach teenage girls about the values of firefighters is underway in Bloomfield. It is called the Girls Future Firefighter Camp. Organizers said they teach the young ladies to be disciplined, courageous, and team players, whether they choose firefighting as their future career or not. It is no secret that firefighting takes a lot of grit, hard...See the Story
Girls Future Firefighter Camp in Bloomfield gives hands-on training
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Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordIn 1993, Newport mother Dorrie Carolan founded Parent Connection to support parents whose children were battling addiction after her son died of a prescription drug overdose. In the decades that followed, her organization has faced a new enemy, one of the oldest recreational drugs: alcohol. From 2012 to 2022, the alcohol-related death rate in Connecticut has nearly tripled from 4.5 to 12 per 100,000 people, a 166.67% increase, the highest perce…See the Story
CT had the nation's highest jump in alcohol-related deaths. Why?
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Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordGov. Ned Lamont on Thursday nominated David A. Arconti, Jr., a former state representative currently serving as vice president of state government relations for United Illuminating, to serve on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's board as a commissioner.See the Story
United Illuminating Official Nominated For PURA Board; Betkoski Retiring
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Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordMassachusetts officials, advocates, and businesses are hoping proposed changes to the state’s solar incentive program will help reinvigorate a flagging market and give more disadvantaged residents access to the benefits of renewable energy.See the Story
Massachusetts Aims To 'Adapt With The Times' With Updates To Solar Incentive Program
Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordAmaia is a 17-year-old student whose family moved to Hartford from Puerto Rico two years ago. When she started school, she worried about not having books and supplies. Her family needed money for food and to live in the apartment. When her period came, she had no money to buy Maxi pads and didn’t even know how or where to buy them. She missed a lot of school. Embarrassed, Amaia felt students laughing at her. Amaia wanted an everyday school life.…See the Story
Menstrual Equity Act is a great start, but we must do more
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