Rocky Hill educator Nichole Pitruzzello has been named Connecticut’s Kid Governor® State Coordinator, and program originator Brian Cofrancesco has become Director of Kid Governor®, the national award-winning civics program created by The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut’s Old State House.
Read MoreA classroom of Hamden sixth graders and members of a Farmington High School Political Action Club are this year’s recipients of the inaugural Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service Civility Awards.
Read MoreWhile Connecticut’s government leaders believe that every eligible US citizen has a right to participate in democracy, the rapid spread of misinformation increasingly causes people to become skeptical of the entire election process.
Read MoreMain Street programs in Hartford, New Haven, Simsbury and Waterbury have been designated as Accredited Main Street America™ programs for meeting rigorous performance standards, and in recognition of their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization.
Read MoreUnited States Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut’s junior senator, has received the George Washington University’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication’s (IPDGC) annual Walter Roberts Award for Congressional Leadership in Public Diplomacy.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Foundation for Open Government will be honoring veteran journalist Judy Woodruff, the highly respected managing editor and anchor of PBS NewsHour, with the organization’s Walter Cronkite Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to government transparency and an informed citizenry.
Read MoreElizabeth Joseph, Associate Director of Community Engagement at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, has been named as a recipient of the Everyday Democracy Paul and Joyce Aicher Civic Leadership Award for 2022.
Read MoreDuring the past two years, libraries in Connecticut have added new services in response to the pandemic, often launching them in a matter of days. That responsiveness has led to tens of thousands of virtual programs, and thousands of in-person programs adjusted to comply with safety protocols, according to new reports looking back at library services since the onset of COVID-19.
Read MoreAs Connecticut's only statewide organization “focused broadly on supporting access to and providing funding for public humanities,” Connecticut Humanities, in its 2020-2023 Strategic Plan, laid out a multi-pronged aspiration “to strengthen our communities and society in the long term.” Following through, amidst a pandemic, has seen unanticipated challenges and opportunities.
Read MoreYou can’t blame some in Connecticut for thinking “been there, done that” as neighboring New York goes down the path of a gubernatorial succession thought unlikely – even impossible – only months prior. Kathy Hochul will lead New York, reaching the state’s top office with startling similarities to what occurred in Connecticut in nearly two decades ago.
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