1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1596+ words) But to make that transition, the state needs to overcome a related challenge: a shortage of the counselors, coaches and support staff who help workers with disabilities succeed in the workplace. As efforts to address broader caregiving, special education and…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (185+ words) Hartford Courant Thanks to Patrick A. Farley for clarifying what the people want in, “Readers speak; Writer missed the point about what people want” in today’s Hartford Courant. Not only did Mr. Gary Franks miss the point about DSA fighters, he…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (696+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont linked Republican challenger Ryan Fazio to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented migrants with an ad featuring a Black minister decrying racial profiling by immigration agents and Fazio’s vote against a law intended to make schools and…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (491+ words) The state Freedom of Information Commission criticized utility regulators for another inadequate response to a public records request and, after extended discussion, decided to admonish a top regulatory official. The long-awaited decision and accompanying order to produce thousands of documents…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (975+ words) Special education programs face a funding crisis this year that cannot be solved unless Connecticut reforms controversial state budget caps that have diverted billions of dollars to pay down pension debt, Comptroller Sean Scanlon said Tuesday. The state’s chief fiscal…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (729+ words) A school that runs contrary to the traditional one-size-fits all classroom model is opening its first school in Connecticut. It’s a place where learning emerges from children’s interests and investigations, creating classrooms where “curiosity drives discovery and every child’s thinking…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (768+ words) Minority Republicans in the General Assembly renewed their call Wednesday to slash state income taxes and offer other relief to middle-class households struggling with Connecticut’s high cost of living. But Republicans didn’t pitch major spending cuts to pay for the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (343+ words) Trinity College is offering several major new initiatives to expand opportunities for students in the Greater Hartford area that would allow them to attend the liberal arts college for free or at reduced tuition. The college announced three targeted initiatives…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (685+ words) Eligible farmers in Connecticut can start applying for funds from a nearly $53 million federal disaster relief program that officials finalized over the summer after a series of delays. Gov. Ned Lamont, Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture Bryan Hurlburt and members of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (691+ words) When I was 14 or 15 years old, I was fascinated by computers. Personal computers were still something very new, and I was captivated by what I imagined they might someday be able to do. My parents understood that fascination, so one…...