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Early Voting Debut in Connecticut Just Weeks Away; Additional Funding Sought
The League of Women Voters of Connecticut is calling on Governor Lamont to ensure that sufficient funds are in place so that Connecticut’s first experience with early voting, due to begin just weeks from now, is successful.
Court Says State Case Against Stone Academy is Strong; Issues $5 Million Prejudgment Remedy
The case is far from over, but a significant victory and meaningful findings this week in the lawsuit filed by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong against Stone Academy, the now-defunct nursing school that left students without an opportunity to earn the degrees they had paid for when the school abruptly closed just over a year ago.
Supportive Obesity Care a Subject of Attention at UConn
UConn’s Rudd Center has launched a new educational website for healthcare professionals titled “Supportive Obesity Care.” The goal of this project is to equip healthcare professionals with knowledge and tools to provide more respectful, supportive, and compassionate care to patients of all body sizes.
Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge Brings Local Students and Community Members to Competition
Teams of Junior Achievement students from Enfield High School and adults from sponsoring companies in Connecticut are participating in the 2024 JA Stock Market Challenge, a simulation-based program in which teams are each issued $1,000,000 to buy mock portfolios of stock in 30 fictitious companies and compete to generate the best returns.
Hartford Youth Data Fellows Introduces Teens to Real-World Data Gathering
Ten youth from Hartford - high school seniors, college students and recent graduates - have joined CTData’s Hartford Data Collaborative this year to serve as the third class of Hartford Youth Data Fellows. The students serve as co-researchers with the Hartford Data Collaborative throughout an extensive 5-month program, which launched in January and runs through early June.
CT Paid Leave Program Surpasses 100,000 Connecticut Workers Receiving Benefits
The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority has now provided income-replacement benefits to more than 100,000 Connecticut workers, having paid $638,030,870.74in benefits since its launch in January 2022. Claims have come from every town and city across the state, according to the Authority.
Business Leaders to be Inducted into Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame
Five of Connecticut's notable leaders and a nationally-known business journalist will be honored by Junior Achievement of Southwest New England at the 45th Annual Business Hall of Fame Awards induction ceremony on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Volume of Spam Calls in CT Among Highest in U.S.
If you’ve received a spam call during the past few years, you’re very likely not alone if you’re a resident of Connecticut. Data compiled between 2018 and 2022 indicates that Connecticut is among the ten states that received the largest volume of spam calls.
Coalition Calls for Series of State Actions to Help Disconnected Youth Get Back-On-Track
A growing coalition of organizations working with severely disengaged and disconnected youth in Connecticut has shared a series of recommendations with state policymakers to address what has been described as an “unspoken crisis” – the 119,000 youth, age 14-26, in need of guidance and support to get back on track, at a time when Connecticut businesses have tens of thousands of unfilled jobs.
Registration Opens for the Largest Breast Cancer Fundraiser in CT - Advancing Research Locally
Registration for the 2024 “RACE IN THE PARK” is now open. The popular annual event will again bring people together from all across Connecticut – and 10 neighboring states - to raise money to advance breast cancer research and education, making a difference locally in the fight against breast cancer.
Ballet Hartford to Perform Dance Inspired by Hill-Stead Museum
Ballet Hartford will be presenting Collections at the Hill-Stead, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, with two performances – a children’s performance in the afternoon, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, and an evening performance, followed by a light reception, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The weekend at the Hill-Stead kicks off with an Open Artists Day on Friday, March 1, 12:00 - 1:30.
Wheelchair User Files Federal Complaint Over Jefferson Radiology’s Discriminatory Denial of Services
Attorneys with Disability Rights CT filed a federal Complaint today on behalf their client, Suzanne Garraffa, alleging disability discrimination by medical provider Jefferson Radiology against people with mobility disabilities. Jefferson Radiology is a large for-profit provider of imaging services throughout the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area, with nine locations in Hartford County.
Connecticut's Girl Scouts Begin Annual Entrepreneurial Business Drive (Selling Cookies)
A potential sales force of nearly 12,500 Girl Scouts of Connecticut will be sharing their entrepreneurial energy and the traditional delicious array of cookies once again this year, beginning this month.
United Way of Connecticut Launches Statewide Coalition to Address At-Risk and Disconnected Youth
As the start of the 2024 session of the State Legislature approaches, United Way of Connecticut is formally launching a broad-based statewide coalition of stakeholders advocating for comprehensive state policy initiatives, upgrades and resources to engage Opportunity Youth in Connecticut; individuals age 14-26 who are disengaged or disconnected, at risk of dropping out of high school, or who have already done so and face an uncertain future.
Connecticut Airport Authority Announces Sky Harbour Development at Bradley International Airport
The Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) announces a new partnership with Sky Harbour Group Corporation, which has a national footprint and expertise in the development of hangar campuses.
DK Movement Cares Holiday Fundraising Supports Local Food Banks
Bristol-based nonprofit DK Movement Cares is concluding a festive holiday season, filled with programs and events to support the local community, and with an eye towards 2024 and the second annual DK Movement Cares 5K in downtown Bristol.
Front-of-Package Disclosures on Children’s Drink Packages Can Improve Purchase Choices
Adding front-of-package ingredient disclosures significantly increases caregivers' ability to identify the presence and absence of common ingredients in sweetened fruit drinks and flavored waters and unsweetened 100% juice, according to a new paper from researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health at the University of Connecticut and New York University.
CT Organizations to Receive Gun Violence Prevention Grants
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) has announced its first series of grant awards to seven organizations throughout the state, with the distribution of funds distributed with guidance from the Commission of Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention.
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Awarded Grant Funds for School-Based Health Services
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has been awarded $572,927 in funding to provide coordinated, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate health care services at school-based health center (SBHC) sites at five elementary schools in the region – three in Hamden and two in West Haven - beginning with the current school year:
Ballet Hartford to Premiere Two Original Holiday-Themed Ballet Performances Back-to-Back on Stage
World Premiere Performance December 9 in West Hartford. Ballet Hartford is proud to present two original, newly choreographed ballet performances, featuring holiday themes, on stage in the Hoffman Auditorium on the campus of the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, with two performances on Saturday, December 9, at 3PM and 7:30PM.
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