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State Senate declares racism a 'public-health crisis' FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 State Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams, D-Meriden, co-chairman of the legislative Public Health Committee.Contributed photo / Mary Abrams /Show MoreShow Less 2of11 State Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, the top Republican on the legislative Public Health Committee.Contributed / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of11 5of11 6of11 8of11 Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, D-New HavenKen Dixon / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 9of11 11of11 HARTFORD — A year after the Black Lives Matter movement changed...

Area schools win fed emergency relief funds Press Staff FacebookTwitterEmail Middletown Public Schools recently received $3.2 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media Monies are dedicated to targeting and reducing educational disparities that have been further exacerbated due to the pandemic, with possible uses including additional classroom supports, intensive tutoring and enhanced summer school programming, according to a press release. Districts receiving assistance include: Middletown, $3,204,786; Regional School Di...

1:32 State lawmakers want to ban all flavored tobacco and e-cigarette products for good this legislative session to cut off their popularity with kids and teens. Anti-smoking and public health advocates hope the bill will ultimately reduce vaping and tobacco addiction among youth, as well as address some racial health disparities.  “There’s really no reason to have most of these flavors,” said Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, bill co-sponsor and co-chair of the state’s public health committee. “They really are only intended to tempt and entice young people or even adults down a path in whi...