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US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran with Just Diagnosed Lung Cancer to Call About Compensation if Before 1983 They Worked at a Shipyard in Washington, California, Maine, Virginia or Connecticut
Connecticut State Department of Education Kicks Off the 2025-26 School Year at Annual Back-to-School Meeting with Superintendents

Connecticut State Department of Education Kicks Off the 2025-26 School Year at Annual Back-to-School Meeting with Superintendents

Press Releases 09/09/2025 Connecticut State Department of Education Kicks Off the 2025-26 School Year at Annual Back-to-School Meeting with Superintendents This year’s back-to-school theme: Unlocking Lifelong Potential (HARTFORD, CT) — At today’s...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Weaponization of Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Weaponization of Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants

Proposed rule could block student loan forgiveness for thousands, deter job seekers from entering public service OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in opposing a proposed U.S. Department...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Lamont Appoints Kirti Patel as Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer

Governor Lamont Appoints Kirti Patel as Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer

Kirti Patel [Download image] (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Kirti Patel to serve as Connecticut’s chief manufacturing officer, a key leadership role focused on driving growth and innovation in the...

Owner:  American Government
Connecticut, California and Colorado Announce Joint Investigative Privacy Sweep

Connecticut, California and Colorado Announce Joint Investigative Privacy Sweep

Press Releases 09/09/2025 Connecticut, California and Colorado Announce Joint Investigative Privacy Sweep States Investigating Businesses Refusing to Honor Consumers’ Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Their Personal Information (Hartford, CT) —...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Lamont Announces Establishment of the Connecticut Blue Ribbon Schools Program

Governor Lamont Announces Establishment of the Connecticut Blue Ribbon Schools Program

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the recent termination by the Trump administration of the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) National Blue Ribbon Schools Program – which for more than four decades has honored...

Owner:  American Government
Discover CT Grown in Connecticut Building at The Big E

Discover CT Grown in Connecticut Building at The Big E

Press Releases 09/05/2025 Discover CT Grown in Connecticut Building at The Big E Visit Local Farms, Taste Fresh Products, and Experience Agri-Fun September 12-28 HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg), in...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bonta Opposes Proposal to End Data Collection on Bullying and Harassment of Students Based on Gender Identity

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Proposal to End Data Collection on Bullying and Harassment of Students Based on Gender Identity

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, led a multistate coalition in opposing proposed changes to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) biennial Civil Rights...

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Immigration – Parole – Stay

Immigration – Parole – Stay

Where the Department of Homeland Security terminated parole programs for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, a decision by a U.S. District Court judge to grant the plaintiffs’ request for a stay should be reversed because the...

Owner:  Russ Roenick & Ken Firtel
Superintendents try to calm parents about immigration, despite lack of raids in schools

Superintendents try to calm parents about immigration, despite lack of raids in schools

Superintendents said Wednesday they’ve had to spend some time this school year reassuring families who are worried about immigration raids in schools. “Our schools are still receiving phone calls from families, so it's our responsibility to...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Survey: Teachers not optimistic about the future of education

Survey: Teachers not optimistic about the future of education

(The Center Square) - Over 60% of teachers surveyed in the U.S. believe issues within education have gotten worse over the past two years, according to the Connecticut Education Association. The 2025 Back to School Survey conducted by the CEA...

Owner:  The Franklin News Foundation
Kirk’s murder and the cancel culture

Kirk’s murder and the cancel culture

Over the last century in the United States what has become known as cancel culture has moved from the political right to the political left. The Red scares of the 1920s and 1950s were a conservative phenomenon that blacklisted, deported, and even...

Owner:  LJMN Media, Inc. (Non-profit)
Conversation Connecticut: Dr. Macie Smith from Synergy Homecare

Conversation Connecticut: Dr. Macie Smith from Synergy Homecare

In today's "Conversation Connecticut," News 12's Rebecca Surran welcomes Dr. Macie Smith from Synergy Homecare. Dr. Smith is a licensed gerontology social worker and an award-winning Alzheimer’s and Dementia educator and author. Dr. Macie Smith...

Owner:  Patrick Drahi
Latino players with Hartford Athletic embrace Hispanic culture

Latino players with Hartford Athletic embrace Hispanic culture

Across Connecticut, Hispanic pride is everywhere you look, including on the soccer pitch. The Hartford Athletic are helping to celebrate and represent Hispanic Heritage Month through their very own players. The Connecticut soccer team has three...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Immigration Forum addresses ICE Activity and Immigration Resources

Immigration Forum addresses ICE Activity and Immigration Resources

NORWALK, Conn. — Emotions ran high at the Concert Hall at City Hall, where an immigration community forum was held to address questions related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities, immigration resources, and other topics....

Owner:  Chapman Hyperlocal Media
With Childhood Vaccination Rates Falling, Debate on Religious Exemptions Grows

With Childhood Vaccination Rates Falling, Debate on Religious Exemptions Grows

A sharp debate over religious exemptions to school vaccine mandates is intensifying across the nation, just as vaccination rates of schoolchildren are declining and childhood diseases such as measles are making a comeback. In West Virginia, which...

Owner:  Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
How religious is Alaska? Not very

How religious is Alaska? Not very

When it comes to prayer, church attendance and personal views about faith, Alaskans are not particularly religious compared to most other U.S. states. This data comes from a new interactive Pew Research Center website which measures the religious...

Owner:  Jacob Libbey
New York casino race enters critical phase as key proposals face public and committee scrutiny

New York casino race enters critical phase as key proposals face public and committee scrutiny

As the 30 September deadline approaches, the competition for three downstate casino licenses in New York has reached its most intense phase yet. Monday marked a turning point, with several key developments unfolding simultaneously across the city....

Owner:  Diego Fiz & Pablo Zuppi
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