The minimum wage in Connecticut will increase from the current rate of $12.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour beginning on Sunday, August 1, 2021, the latest step in a five year plan to move the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour on June 1, 2023. Mystic Seaport Museum will reach the final step sooner.
Read MoreAttorney General William Tong, Aging and Disabilities Commissioner Amy Porter, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and the Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut have launched the Elder Justice Hotline-- a “one stop shop” for older in adults in Connecticut in need of information, aid, and justice.
Read MoreGRDN KTCHN creates delicious vegan dishes inspired by the meals Amanda Courtney Powell enjoyed most while growing up in her African American household in Bridgeport. Her focus with the just-launched business is on creating vegan/plant-based recipes for classic soul and comfort food dishes.
Read MoreUniversity of New Haven associate professor of forensic science Angie Ambers served as the lead forensic DNA consultant on the case of Lydell Grant, a Texas man who was sentenced to life in prison nearly a decade ago for a crime which he did not commit. He was recently formally exonerated.
Read MoreThe National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places deemed worthy of preservation. Thus far in 2021, there have been a total of 7 additions to the list in Connecticut, including two manufacturing facilities, two churches and a synagogue, and an armory.
Read MoreThis will probably not come as a surprise to anyone who has paid a bill recently. Connecticut is the nation’s most energy-expensive state.
Read MoreThere was good news aplenty for Connecticut’s environment as this year’s legislature approved multiple bills protecting communities from water pollution and adverse climate impacts. There was also disappointment.
Read MoreConnecticut athletes on Team USA are ready for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Read MoreBy teaching and equipping underprivileged youth with the skills and education necessary to create an entrepreneurial future of their own, the Youth Business Initiative is on a mission to keep youth in the city of Norwalk on a path to success.
Read MoreThe New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), is slated to begin scaling the New England Transfer Guarantee to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont this month, building on a successful launch in Connecticut and Massachusetts last year.
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