New clues may help solve a string of decades-old CT murders
Erik Ofgang, Connecticut Magazine
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A playing card featues the 1982 unsolved murder of Sylvia Baker in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. The cards are available to Connecticut prisoners, and have helped solve cold cases.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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From left; Detective Andrew Jacobson holds original crime scene photographs from the scene of the 1982 unsolved murder of Sylvia Baker in Keney Park in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Baker, who was strangled, was found on the shore of Keney Park Pond.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
The plan to consolidate the 12 community colleges in Connecticut into one college with 12 campuses is called “Students First,” which is ironic because it does not fund students first. It funds a new administration in a new, statewide bureaucracy.
The Board of Regents (BOR) and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system office presented the “Students First” plan in April 2017 with an aim to reduce administration and save $46 million annually.
Three and a half years later, the plan has added dozens of new administrators, cost tens of millions of dollars, and there is more spending to come.
The BOR may still contend they are saving money, but to make that claim they have to keep moving the goal posts. Table 1 compares the BOR’s forecasts of expenditures with the consolidation plan versus “doing nothing” for fiscal year (FY) 2021.
Executive Director Steve Hernández says this is important for the public, especially the African-American community who has experienced a history of maltreatment and therefore mistrust in our public health system.
“It’s critically important for our people to trust us, especially the African-American community to trust this vaccine that we build conversational structures that are ongoing so people can make choices that are good for them and the long-term health of their families,” he said.
The commission is encouraging people to become part of the conversation now instead of participating in the aftermath of the community wide rollout.
“The hallmark of our civic engagement and this democracy is informed choice. And informed choice really is a two way street.”
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