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Will Connecticut See a Second Maximum Security Facility for Girls?

February 25, 2014

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Each year, 1.4 million of the nation’s eleven- to 17-year-olds enter the juvenile justice system. Of these boys and girls, some 71,000 are sent to incarceration facilities, where they may remain for several months in seclusi...

CT Voices ECE Analysis of Governor's Proposed Revisions to FY 15 Budget

February 19, 2014

CT Voices for Children has released its latest budget analysis on the "Impact on Early Care and Education of the Governor's Revised Budget for FY 15," which is available on the CT Voices website.

The Governor's proposed revisions contain significant new funding to exp...

Pre-K Bills Face the Legislature in 2014

February 9, 2014

Governor Dannel Malloy's agenda includes universal access to pre-kindergarten. But in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing universal pre-kindergarten.

What's the difference?

This hour, we ask the executive director of the Office of Early Childhood, who is wo...

GOV. MALLOY PROPOSES INCREASING CONNECTICUT'S MINIMUM WAGE TO $10.10

February 8, 2014

Proposal Mirrors Recent National Efforts to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage

(BRIDGEPORT, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is introducing legislation during the upcoming regular session of the General Assembly that will increase the state minimum...

Invest in Connecticut’s children: OpEd in CT Mirror

February 8, 2014

Study after study has shown that smart investments in child health and education yield impressive returns that benefit us all. Yet a recent study by the Fiscal Policy Center at Connecticut Voices for Children shows that over the past two decades, Connecticut has commi...

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