In 2023, Connecticut became a national leader when it launched its “baby bonds” program, an experiment that seeks to help vulnerable communities and close the state’s racial wealth gap. Two years ...

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Brian Noble dreamed of becoming a computer programmer after seeing the film “Batman Forever.” Noble said he was captivated by watching Bruce Wayne using his multi-computer set-up to fight crime in ...

In 2021, Connecticut moved into the national spotlight with an ambitious new policy: giving babies on Medicaid $3,200 in a publicly funded tax-free account, with the state treasurer’s office holding ...

In May, President Donald Trump announced on social media that he was ending the Digital Equity Act, a federal program created under President Biden to help underserved communities improve their ...

Gov. Ned Lamont with children at the Bridge Family Resource Center in West Hartford after an update on the baby bonds program. Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG This story is part of CT Mirror ...