Connecticut utility regulators seek to reduce electric shutoffs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Public utilities regulators in Connecticut have asked the state’s two largest electricity providers to take steps to reduce the number of winter shutoffs to households having …
After power shut-offs in portions of Connecticut double, regulators seek to make utilities do more to ensure poor families get hardship protection
“It’s an extraordinary decision. They heard us. It reflects what PURA’s new priorities will be,” said lawyer Bonnie Roswig of the Center for Children’s Advocacy in Hartford. In a case …
Hartford Courant files federal First Amendment lawsuit over Connecticut juvenile law that makes court cases secret
The Hartford Courant filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit Wednesday to overturn a new Connecticut law that the newspaper says violates the speech and open government rights of the press …
After 22 Years, Educating Incarcerated Youth Still a Challenge
In 1993, Martha Stone, a lawyer at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, brought a lawsuit challenging, among other things, the conditions of confinement at the state’s juvenile detention centers. Four …
Despite Victories, Juvenile Justice Reform Still Needs Work
HARTFORD — Keeping kids off the streets and out of the system. Connecticut has made many juvenile justice reforms, but still has a lot of work to do, according to …
Community groups in New Britain, Bristol and 3 nearby towns aid 44 homeless young people
As a high-intensity 100-day campaign winds down, community groups in five central Connecticut cities and towns report they’ve lined up housing for 44 homeless young people. The goal was more …
CCA on WPKN – Immigrant Justice, Racial Justice
Center for Children’s Advocacy on WPKN Mike Merli interviews attorneys Patricia Marealle, Immigrant Children’s Justice Project and Amina Seyal, Racial Justice Project, on WPKN Independent Community Radio Please check …
CCA Opposes Proposed HUD Rule that Creates Housing Risks for Immigrant Families
On May 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule that would prohibit “mixed-status” families from living in public and other subsidized housing. …
