April 23, 2023

Volunteerism, Formal and Informal, Peaked in CT During Height of Pandemic

April 23, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

According to the the latest research, Americans of all ages and backgrounds contributed countless hours to their communities through formal and informal volunteerism between 2020 and 2021 during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 51 percent of Americans, or 124.7 million people, informally helped friends, neighbors, or community members at least once a month. Connecticut was at or above the national average in key categories.

April 20, 2023

Data Highlights Health Care Disparities in Hartford Region

April 20, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

When community members from Greater Hartford gathered to delve into healthcare access, equity, and innovation in Connecticut this week in a program offered by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Connecticut health Council, the data and information offered to provide the basis for the conversation pointed out the stark disparities that characterize the region.

April 06, 2023

$99 Million in State Funds Headed to 20 Connecticut Communities

April 06, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

$99 million in state funding will be headed to 20 Connecticut cities and towns in the coming year to support 28 projects in the second round of grants under the state’s Community Investment Fund 2030. The grant program, established last year, supports economic development in historically underserved communities across the state.

March 27, 2023

Small Business Play Key Role in Economic Rebound

March 27, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Connecticut District Office has announced the Connecticut Small Business Week 2023 Awardees, in preparation for National Small Business Week next month.

March 20, 2023

Report Suggests Policy Options to Alleviate Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis

March 20, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

A recent report from Connecticut Voices for Children examines Connecticut's eviction crisis and addresses some solutions to it.

March 06, 2023

Hospital CEOs Across the Country – Including in Connecticut – Unite to Fight Gun Violence

March 06, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

A prominently placed full-page ad appeared in The New York Times a week ago, an open letter from “Hospital CEOs Across America” who signed their names “United to Fight Gun Violence,” as the ad headlined. CEOs from Connecticut’s leading hospital healthcare organizations were among them.

February 26, 2023

Nursing Home Reforms Move Up on the Legislative Agenda

February 26, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut's General Assembly is considering legislation to establish sweeping nursing-home reforms, including minimum nursing-home staffing levels and stricter penalties for violations.

February 23, 2023

State's Education Funding Plan Could See Revisions

February 23, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut's Education Cost Sharing Formula estimates it costs $11,525 to educate one public-school students. The goal of the ECS is to spread more than $2 billion across the state to fund education programs.

February 14, 2023

Connecticut is Nation's Third Most Educated State, Data Shows

February 14, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut is the nation’s third most educated states, according to a new data analysis, behind only Massachusetts and Maryland, and just ahead of Vermont, Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia and New Hampshire.

January 29, 2023

Retire in Connecticut? Some Great Choices, Study Finds

January 29, 2023/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut, it turns out, is not too shabby a place to retire. A new data analysis finds that there are three metropolitan areas in the land of small cities that hold their own with larger metropolitan areas.