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It may be time to say goodbye to the Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus. Malthus was an 18th century economist and statistician who circulated interesting (and eventually discredited) theories about poverty and population. Boiled down, Malthus thought poor people had too many children (whom they couldn’...

COVID-19 has worsened what advocates call a child care crisis in Connecticut. Connecticut considers child care an essential service, so most child care centers have stayed open. But advocates and officials say COVID-19 is exhausting a fragile industry in which many centers have closed or laid off wo...

WASHINGTON, April 14 — The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: Over 180 organizations across the United States, including the Economic Policy Institute, signed a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership urging them to quickly pass $500 billion in unrestricted aid...

Spend now. Tax the wealthy later. Connecticut Voices for Children delivered that straightforward message Thursday during a virtual press conference at which the advocacy group released details from its latest report. The report put forward several recommendations on how the state and federal govern...

Connecticut officials should use budget reserves now to expand pandemic relief efforts and hire more employees to deliver services, according to a new report Thursday from Connecticut Voices for Children. The New Haven-based public policy research group also repeated its call for a major state tax o...

Even at the best of times, there is food, housing and financial insecurity and need in every community. During more difficult times, that percentage skyrockets. But there is help. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, school districts, the state and community aid organizations are stepping up to ...

How do you check on a child who lives in a home flagged as abusive during a global pandemic? How do you coordinate visits between children living in foster care and their parents when that visit could spread a disease? How do you continue in-home psychiatric care for a child with a diagnosed mental ...

While thousands of Connecticut household can expect to receive a big federal stimulus check in just a few weeks, some of its poorest will wait longer, get short-changed — or get nothing at all. Advocates for the poor say the public and private sectors here must be ready to catch those who might f...

As COVID-19 spread like brushfire through New Haven, Tennille Smalls was faced with a weighty decision: whether or not to keep her daycare open. After all, infants and toddlers touch everything and constantly put toys in their mouths. Most of them don’t yet understand how to sneeze or cough into a...

Liberal democrats in the House of Representatives will renew their push this year for a more progressive tax system and legalized cannabis use while also pressing for new labor rules regarding worker schedules and an end to solitary confinement. The Progressive Caucus, which includes a little less t...