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GOP chair accuses CT elections commission of interfering: ‘They’re putting their thumb on the scale’
The chair of the Connecticut Republican Party has accused the State Elections Enforcement Commission of “interfering” with State House and Senate races by delaying campaign finance grants through the Citizens’ Election Program. In an interview with the Courant, State Republican Chairman Ben Proto said a number of candidates in his party have yet to receive CEP distributions despite applying ...
MacArthur Foundation announces 2024 ‘genius grant’ recipients. Many have CT ties.
The 2024 MacArthur Fellows were announced on Tuesday, and any many of them have connections to Connecticut. Many have had their work seen in the state, won local awards for their achievements or have taught or lectured at Connecticut-based schools. The “genius grants” are awarded to dozens of artists, scientists, economists, theorists and others who are considered trailblazers in their chosen ...
CT develops new tools to fight state’s biggest climate problem: flooding
You don’t have to convince Jeff Manville that the costs to upgrade infrastructure in Southbury was money well-spent. Manville — born and raised in Southbury, first selectman since 2015 — is happy to show off the evidence on a hot, blue-sky day precisely one month after catastrophic rain in the Naugatuck Valley area broke Connecticut’s all-time 24-hour rainfall record in less than 12 hours. The expensive bridges that in some places had replaced decades-old culverts show no evidence of the water that ran over them when the storm hit.
‘Night Fall’ transitions into a community jam in Hartford as new leaders take the reins
The annual outdoor performance spectacle “Night Fall” has lost one of its guiding lights. The giant celestial Solstice Puppet that has been a regular feature of the community-based performance, as well as other puppets and pageantry designed by artist Anne Cubberly, are being retired. Cubberly stepped down over a year ago as the artistic director and main director of “Night Fall,” though she ...
Dreamer Organizer Ties In Climate
Tabitha Sookdeo has a new job helping undocumented young people stay settled here — and addressing the conditions that lead some others to come here. To her, the two issues, immigration reform and climate change, are related. “It’s all connected,” Sookdeo said during a conversation Thursday on WNHH FM’s...
New Haven centers get $600K to boost mental health services
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two New Haven community health centers are celebrating increased federal funding. Fair Haven and Cornell Scott Hill Health Centers are both getting hundreds of thousands of dollars. The emphasis for this new funding is not physical health, but mental. The Fair Haven Community Health Center is building and expanding. It […]
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