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For some municipal leaders, the state legislatures 2015 promise to send hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to cities and towns is one of

1. Q&A: Karen Kimsey, DMAS Director Karen Kimsey, Director of the Virginia Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, recently joined me for a conversation on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the next steps for improving the safety net, and DMAS’s plans to get beneficiaries vaccinated. She also described a recent health issue that brought her in direct contact with the challenges of a health care system she helps maintain and regulate. Kimsey says her health experience has made her ...

Advocates, lawmakers press for health equity measures as legislative session heats up Yehyun Kim :: CT Mirror Dawn Cook prays along with others who came to a protest at Bushnell Park in June. “I hope it will be a momentum to make substantial changes,” Cook said. A month into the legislative session, advocates are turning a spotlight back on an issue that failed to gain traction at the state level last year, even as the coronavirus pandemic exposed stark disparities in health care: declaring...

The budgets boost teacher pay while addressing the ongoing pandemic.

Gov. Ned Lamont will propose a lean, $46 billion, two-year budget Wednesday that relies heavily on federal aid and state reserves to close a major deficit without tax hikes and bolsters funds for cities and towns. But while Lamont’s plan provides short-term stability, it also could leave Connecticut with several challenges to be resolved after the 2022 state elections.

States economic future unclear as budget arrives FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Ned Lamont, right, in a May, 2020 photo with U.S. Sen. Chris MurphyNed Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media Are we over the crisis or is it an illusion that Connecticut’s economy seems to be recovering? Eleven months into the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the state legislature and threw the economy into a tailspin, Gov. Lamont on Wednesday will have strong tailwinds as he proposes a two-year, $44.5 billion budget. Stil...

Some Virginia school systems say they’ll lose out under enrollment loss funding formula Those losses could take a big financial hit on local school divisions. (Source: Christine T. Nguyen/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) By Kate Masters | February 5, 2021 at 8:51 AM EST - Updated February 5 at 8:51 AM Virginia schools have lost thousands of students over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the most recent figures from the Virginia Department of Education, enrollment has d...

SFP Research Intern Abigail Magnus is an intern with the SFP research team. Abby (she/hers and they/them) recently completed her Masters in Social Work and Economics, focusing her thesis on the long-term social and economic costs of poverty in the United States. She has experience in public health, housing, and economic research. She most recently worked at the State Innovation Exchange and previously worked for the Colorado Senate Majority Leader during the 2018 session. Abby lives in Denver, ...

America and Connecticut need Ranked Choice Voting Our nation’s electoral systems desperately need attention, something which became even more evident when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Partisans disagree about what needs reforming and why. No single measure by itself will put us back on track. However, the time has come in Connecticut to consider a simple, feasible and nonpartisan reform that has been gaining momentum across the country: Ranked Choice Voting. We are acc...

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