First Focus on Children provides on-the-record context, analysis and, of course, quotes about the issues pressing hardest on our nation’s children. We also offer Reporter Roundtables, newsletters and media briefs.
US News and World Report– HealthDay, By Karen Pallarito … THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 17,000...
Hartford Business, By Karen Jarmoc … Connecticut is confronting significant challenges. Increasing job loss, homelessness, and hunger are part...
Detroit Free Press, By Megha Satyanarayana … Jamel Bomer of Redford Township, a Westin Book Cadillac valet, is the father...
National Public Radio, By Julie Rovner … The health overhaul bill expected to emerge this week from the Senate...
New Britain Herald, By James Craven … NEW BRITAIN — As Southington High School junior Isabelle Palumbo took a...
Washington Independent, By Mark Lillis … A little after midnight, nearing the end of yesterday’s marathon health reform debate in the...
Youth Today, By Jamaal Abdul-Alim … Total federal spending on children’s programs increased 10.5 percent this year over last...
Connecticut Post, By Ken Dixon … HARTFORD — The recession is forcing Connecticut families into poverty at a rate...
MomsRising Blog, By Donna Norton … Full disclosure: I’m not a great baker. My kids think a Betty Crocker...
