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Was just asked for my stages of writing, so:
1 This is going to be great!
2 This is going to be ok.
3 This was a bad idea.
4 I hope no one reads this.
5 [Story published] I can’t read it.
6 [2 yrs later] Hey, that story was pretty good. If only I could still write like that.
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
Cities are increasingly removing or “sweeping” homeless encampments. Some say it’s a way to get people inside. But 135 people told @ProPublica sweeps made it harder to survive, find housing and get or keep jobs.
Here’s what they wrote in their own words 🧵projects.propublica.org/home…
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
Aug. 16 is the deadline to nominate a journalist, public official or CT resident for a @CTFOG Pearlman FOI Award. They could be honored for using the FOI Act to inform the public or fostering transparency in government. Details at bit.ly/Pearlman2024
Photo by @PatrickRaycraft
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
(1/2) NEW: CT is set to cut eligibility for HUSKY, which is expected to cause more than 15,000 parents and others who serve as caretakers for minor children to lose their health care coverage.
New from @CTHealth: Medicaid eligibility is being cut for some parents in CT. We recommend steps to make sure parents stay covered.
cthealth.org/publication/hus…
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
At @ctfog, we are now accepting nominations for the Mitchell W. Pearlman FOI Award. You can nominate a journalist, member of the public or government official who has made efforts to foster transparency in government here: bit.ly/Pearlman2024
Photo by @PatrickRaycraft.
They have jobs, but no homes. Inside America’s unseen homelessness crisis. washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Interesting subtext of this article -- two very different visions of the role of government in interacting with residents.
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Hard to say if this is more sad or enraging
A mom struggles to feed her kids after GOP states reject federal funds washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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He was the only Black student in his 5th grade class when the teacher assigned them to learn about their ancestors. He spent his life trying to complete the assignment. A fascinating story. washingtonpost.com/history/2…
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Health care + Muppets = CLICK
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Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
As of today, HUSKY eligibility is expanded up to age 15, regardless of immigration status. Thank you to @4_husky and @FairHavenCHC for helping to share stories like Estefania's, a 13-year-old immigrant from Ecuador, who is now covered by HUSKY as of this morning.
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
Maryland has garnered 13,500 new marketplace and Medicaid enrollees through its easy-enrollment program, which uses tax and unemployment filings to sign people up for health insurance.
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1/ This week, @propublica published a story about 3 states now warning against sending students with autism to a residential school in NY.
Connecticut is one of the states. Let me tell you about a CT student who went there…
propublica.org/article/shrub…
Study: Federal government “already has the norm, precedent, expertise, and resources to provide reparations to Black Americans.”
Authors found that “America provides reparations to nearly everyone but Black Americans, even for comparably severe harms.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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(1/3) A sincere THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our 25th anniversary conference: Looking back and leaping forward for health equity. It is incredible to see there is such a commitment to achieving health equity in Connecticut.
This thread and the full article are worth your time. A powerful, thorough, and poignant story.
Today at @HuffPost I tell the story of an actor, his family & their tragic encounter w/America’s mental health system
The article has been in the works for more than a year
Its roots lie in professional, personal experiences that go back decades (1/x) huffpost.com/entry/mental-he…
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Our team at @CTHealth is so happy to see @JoanAlker1 of @GeorgetownCCF receive the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy from @GIHealth. All of us in CT have benefited tremendously from her expertise, wisdom, and passion for health justice. Congratulations!
ALT This is a photo of Joan Alker speaking into a microphone while accepting an award.
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
Donald Trump's criminal trial is off on Wednesdays.
On those days, Justice Juan Merchan presides over Manhattan's mental health court, offering an alternative to incarceration for a select few.
I attended for a couple of weeks. I was the only journalist there.
Arielle Levin Becker retweeted
Join @ctfog and @CTSPJ on May 22 in Bridgeport for a free session for the public to learn how to use the state's Freedom of Information Act to unlock access to public meetings and records. With @Reporter_Savino, FOIC attorney Mary-Kate Smith, @brialloyd and @jacquelinerabe.
