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Despite record-setting reserves and growing crises in higher education, social services and state agency staffing, the legislature’s Appropriations Committee is expected to recommend lean spending for the next two fiscal years.
Connecticut lawmakers debated Monday the best way to deliver financial relief: cutting the state income tax or boosting child tax credits.
United Way of Connecticut celebrates National 211 Day
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“Since the pandemic, it’s getting very overwhelmed,” Teasley said. “There’s not enough space for the amount of people on the streets.” In the overburdened and underfunded system, the most vulnerable slip through the cracks.
Connecticut’s emergency housing hotline is cutting its hours of operation as funding runs dry for 24/7 service. The call center, run by United Way, has been the single entry point to the state’s homelessness response.