Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed a bill intended to strengthen Connecticut’s nonprofit health and human services providers as they face increasing financial and administrative pressures tied to federal policy changes.
State leaders face difficult decisions about which federal programs to replace with Connecticut dollars as Trump administration cuts billions in aid to human services.
The 62-unit development at 20 Scott Swamp Road would provide apartments for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with residents receiving support services while living independently.
Over the past five years, Sen. Doug McCrory helped to award more than $15 million in state grants to the Blue Hills Civic Association, a prominent 60-year-old community nonprofit that served part of his district in the north end of Hartford.
The Credit Union League of Connecticut has changed its name to Connecticut’s Credit Unions, rolling out a new logo and website as part of a rebranding effort.
Vox Church will open its newly renovated Hartford location this weekend, marking the completion of a seven-month project to transform a historic downtown building that had sat largely vacant for more than 15 years.
The Trump administration slashed then restored roughly $2 billion in mental health and addiction services grants between Tuesday and Wednesday evening, leaving Connecticut officials and advocates concerned and scrambling, then relieved and exhausted.