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A scientific method to identify microplastic hotspots — areas of the ocean floor covered with small pieces of plastic — has been tested in Long Island Sound waters. It found hotspots off the coasts of Sands Point, Long Island, and New London, Connecticut.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has reversed course on education funding in her latest framework for a budget deal. Long Island schools will not face funding cuts, but the entire school aid formula is under review.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont spoke about the importance of supporting programs with state and federal funding, like the Second Chance Pell Grant, which helps formerly incarcerated people pay for education upon release.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: A New York bill would require charter bus riders to wear safety belts at all times. It’s in response to a September bus crash that killed two people, and injured more than 20.
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Connecticut lawmakers say this year’s budget negotiations will depend on state income tax returns received by Monday’s filing deadline.
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A bill from Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont could sweeten the deal for schools looking to install solar panels. Lamont visited a Branford elementary school to tout his proposal.
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For the second time, Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to force the agency to cover gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans.
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In one recent case, police failed to use CT's red flag law to take a disturbed man's guns. Within days, he killed his girlfriend and himself.
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Whistleblower Sam Salehpour will be the key witness at a U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Boeing safety problems led by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: the SALT cap expires next year, but that could depend on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election this November. And Eversource and UI are resuming service shutoffs for unpaid bills in Connecticut starting May 2.
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An estimated 60,000 UConn fans descended on downtown Hartford on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the UConn Huskies as they celebrated their National Championship win.
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The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of COVID-related labor shortages and inflation.