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A Superior Court judge rejected the town's bid to withhold an 11-page document that describes incidents involving former Chief Mark Rinaldo. -
About 40% of all use-of-force incidents reported by Connecticut law enforcement agencies in the past two years involved someone officers determined to be either “emotionally disturbed” or suicidal. Some communities are experimenting with new approaches to bring those numbers down.
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This comes just days after Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project reported that some home health aides were paying for meals they never received.
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Initial figures from about 60 police departments show that officers used force in over 1,200 incidents over two years, amounting to about 1% of all arrests.
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The health care provider said it would pay staff at least $15 an hour. The Accountability Project has found that some home health aides were still making close to minimum wage long after these pay bumps should have begun. Workers were also being docked $17.50 a day for meals they were never offered.
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A CT teacher was fired for using the N-word & stereotypes in class. Now, she’s getting her job back.Three years ago, a Connecticut high school teacher was fired for violating a non-discrimination policy when she taught a lesson plan that magnified racist stereotypes during Black History Month. Now she’s headed back into the classroom after she won her job back.
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On Thursday at 8 p.m., Connecticut Public's CUTLINE show on CPTV will spotlight changes to Connecticut’s juvenile justice system and the voices of teenagers.
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Artificial intelligence techniques hold the promise to jumpstart investigative reporting, including at small news organizations.
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Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed new legislation that speeds up the time it takes young offenders to be seen by a judge and to get access to therapy and other services. The laws also allow judges to order GPS monitoring to track repeat juvenile offenders. Bob Stefanowski says he supports the reform, but if elected, he plans to use the state’s budget surplus to invest in more youth programs.
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Gov. Lamont is spending 35% less each year than his predecessor to build affordable housing, and the panel that must give the nod for construction to move forward is meeting one-third as often. State records show that a growing amount of money earmarked for housing is going unspent.
