[Excerpt from news article by Sasha Allen, 9/5/2025]

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act could cause millions of people to lose Medicaid coverage over the coming years — with estimates of between 100,000 and 170,000 people potentially impacted in Connecticut.

The law, passed on July 4, makes several changes to Medicaid and imposes limits on the amount of funding states can collect from the federal government for the program. However, this change would hit low-income areas the hardest.

Today, DataHaven released a new report titled "Coverage at Risk: Projected Losses in Medicaid and Access Health CT by Town and Community," analyzing the projected reductions in health insurance coverage tied to recent federal policy changes (see 

New: DataHaven Connecticut Youth Advisory Council

We're excited to share open roles and positions for our Youth Advisory Council, the new youth-led advisory group at DataHaven. For the 2025-2026 school year, participants will develop data and research skills while helping their communities and providing advice on our many statewide publications, such as our popular Connecticut Town Equity Reports and Town and Neighborhood Data Viewers.

[Excerpt from Patch article by Michael Lemanski, 7/16/25]

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford-based benevolence foundation recently donated several grants to support organizations advocating for LGBTQ causes.

According to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, eight area organizations received a total of $200,000 in grants from the foundation’s Equality Fund.

[Excerpt from Hartford Courant article by Livi Stanford, 7/14/25]

State officials and immigration advocates are warning that President Donald Trump’s continued plan to deliver the “single largest mass deportation program in history” will severely impact Connecticut’s economy, resulting in the loss of thousands of  jobs because immigrants are as a critical contributor.