Connecticut
Governor Lamont Announces 15,000 Low-Income Households With Children Will Receive a Back-to-School, COVID-19 Relief Special Benefit on Sunday
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08/19/2022
Governor Lamont Declares 15,000 Low-Earnings Households With Kids Will Obtain a Again-to-Faculty, COVID-19 Reduction Particular Profit on Sunday
Eligible Households Will Mechanically Obtain a Fee of $257.87 per Baby on August 21
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont at this time introduced that the Connecticut Division of Social Providers this weekend will ship a one-time, back-to-school, COVID-19 aid particular advantage of $257.87 per baby to greater than 15,000 low-income Connecticut households on behalf of 27,000 kids.
Often called the Pandemic Emergency Help Fund (PEAF), this particular profit comes from a $7 million federal grant the Connecticut Division of Social Providers obtained from the Administration for Kids and Households, a division of the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers, by the American Rescue Plan Act.
Eligible households embody these with kids who obtained advantages by the Short-term Household Help (TFA) program throughout Could 2022, or who obtained Supplemental Vitamin Help Program (SNAP; previously often called meals stamps) advantages and had no countable earnings throughout that very same month. These PEAF advantages can be routinely despatched to eligible households on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Nearly all of funds can be delivered to the recipients’ digital profit switch (EBT) playing cards. Those that at present obtain SNAP or TFA advantages within the type of direct deposit could have their PEAF advantages transferred to their financial institution accounts.
The Division of Social Providers this week mailed letters to recipients notifying them that they are going to be receiving this particular, one-time profit.
Governor Lamont defined that his administration is timing the discharge of those particular advantages to coincide with the back-to-school procuring season and the beginning of Connecticut’s Gross sales Tax Free Week, which runs from August 21 to August 27, 2022. Throughout this one-week gross sales tax vacation, retail purchases of most clothes and footwear objects priced below $100 are exempt from the Connecticut gross sales and use tax.
“Connecticut is probably the most family-friendly state within the nation, and this one-time, particular profit places a reimbursement into the pockets of households who’ve been struggling to make ends meet,” Governor Lamont mentioned. “Within the coming months, many of those households may also obtain funds from Connecticut’s not too long ago enhanced earned earnings tax credit score, which is without doubt one of the handiest packages for lifting working individuals out of poverty. These PEAF particular advantages are one other instance of how the American Rescue Plan Act is supporting our nation’s restoration from the COVID-19 pandemic, and I thank President Biden and Congress for his or her actions to get this funding to those that want it.”
“These funds, potential due to the American Rescue Plan, couldn’t come at a greater time for households,” Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Congressman John Larson, Congressman Joe Courtney, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and Congressman Jim Himes mentioned in a joint assertion. “Again-to-school procuring is all the time costly and with the elevated value of meals, gasoline and different primary requirements, Connecticut households are feeling the strain. We’re happy to see the funding we fought for in Congress delivered to the individuals who want it most.”
“We’re happy to supply our SNAP and TFA households this one-time money profit in time for back-to-school procuring and Connecticut’s gross sales tax-free procuring week,” Division of Social Providers Commissioner Deidre Gifford mentioned.
These PEAF particular advantages are separate from the 2022 Connecticut Baby Tax Rebate, which is run by the Connecticut Division of Income Providers and is offering taxpayers with a state tax rebate of as much as $250 per baby for a most of three kids. Eligible taxpayers who utilized for that rebate will start receiving these funds within the coming days. The appliance interval for that program closed on the finish of July.
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Connecticut
Motorcyclist seriously injured on Route 2 off-ramp after striking guardrail, being thrown from bike
A man was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was operating struck a guardrail and he was thrown from the bike off of Route 2 in East Hartford on Thursday evening.
The driver of the bike, a 35-year-old East Hartford man, was taken in an ambulance to Hartford Hospital following the crash on the Exit 2 off-ramp on Route 2 East shortly before 7 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police.
The man operating a 2001 Suzuki GSF600S in the left lane veered into the left shoulder and struck a metal beam guardrail, state police said. The man was then thrown from the bike and ended up partially in the shoulder and left lane.
The bike settled down in the left lane following the collision and had to be towed.
State police are still investigating the crash.
Anyone witnesses to the crash or drivers in the area with dashcam footage have been asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean at 860-534-1098 or michael.dean@ct.gov.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — DeWanna Bonner made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Connecticut Sun ran their season-opening winning streak to four games, overcoming an early 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 83-82 on Thursday night.
Bonner finished with 20 points. Brionna Jones added 19 and Alyssa Thomas had 18 for Connecticut, the only undefeated team in the WNBA.
Napheesa Collier had 31 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota (2-1). Courtney Williams scored 19 points, Kayla McBride had 13 and Alanna Smith 10.
Rachel Banham pulled the Sun even at 79 with a 3-pointer from the left wing with 40 seconds to play. After Collier made 1 of 2 free throws for Minnesota, Thomas hit a runner in the lane to give Connecticut an 81-80 lead with 17 seconds left. Four seconds later, McBride answered with a jumper from the elbow.
After Collier fouled Bonner on a shot attempt, Bonner hit the deciding free throws with 7.4 seconds remaining. McBride then missed a potential winning shot, with Bonner grabbing the rebound to secure the victory.
Punishment for loud cars proposed in Connecticut
Connecticut lawmakers are proposing new legislation that would allow police to use sound cameras to identify noisy cars and send the owners a ticket.
CONNECTICUT – Lawmakers in Connecticut have proposed a new law that would allow police to use sound cameras that can identify noisy cars, snap a photo of the car if the decibel level reaches a certain level, and mail the owner a ticket.
Congressman Bobby Gibson pushed the legislation calling it a quality-of-life issue for residents in the state who have been complaining about loud noise from exhaust pipes or even deafening stereos.
“I was approached by a lot of constituents who were complaining about the different noise levels in their neighborhoods,” said Gibson.
Under the new law, municipalities would be able to use automated listening devices, which would catch cars running at volumes over 80 decibels. That’s equivalent to the same level of noise as a vacuum cleaner.
But, the proposal doesn’t have total support, with some critics saying the tickets would be discriminatory to black and brown communities.
“For somebody who is low-income, that could be a substantial hit to their income, maybe make it impossible for them to pay rent that month or to put food on the table,” said Jay Beeber of the National Motorists Association.
Gibson says he is waiting on Governor Ned Lamont to sign the legislation into law. If Lamont does so, then each driver caught by a sound camera would first receive a warning in the mail, and then a up to $250 fine for repeat offenses.
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