Statistics prepared by the Judicial Branch show the number of home foreclosures over the past year in Connecticut to be less than they were the year before the recession hit. However, a foreclosure lawyer said the drop is artificial.

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Connecticut homeowners facing foreclosure have until Sept. 1 to submit applications for a federal program supplying emergency loans to financially distressed homeowners, according to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.

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It seems like a little thing, but for a father of autistic twins having the Putnam Respite Center available to care for them 24 hours a day when he and his wife need to get away for a few days, is critical.

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Tags: respite, DDS, concessions, union, agreement, SEIU

One in every 119 Connecticut homes is in foreclosure. Another 21,462 homeowners are 90 days behind on their mortgage payments. But neither of those statistics includes the countless number of homeowners seeking loan modifications to help them get through an economic rough patch.

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A bill that would have forced the state to count prisoners in the cities or towns they lived in before they were incarcerated was not called for a vote by the Judiciary Committee, but some lawmakers, like Sen. Eric Coleman, believe there’s a chance it could be resurrected.

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Tags: Redistricting, prisons, inmates, voting

The process of phasing out the Southbury Training School, a state group home for people with intellectual disabilities, would likely take a number of years, newly-minted Commissioner of the Department of Developmental Services Terry Macy told the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee Friday.

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It’s been called a looming crisis, an “autism tsunami” of need. It already affects thousands of adults with autism in Connecticut and will face thousands more children as they become adults.

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Tags: autism, department of developmental services, state budget, health

During a forum on homelessness at the Lyceum in Hartford on Monday, a Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary cited a troubling trend of homelessness among military veterans and offered her plan to combat the problem.

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Two bills working their way through the legislative process this year will help to continue Connecticut’s foreclosure mediation program for another two years. The funding for the program is now scheduled to expire in June.

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Tags: mortgage, foreclosures, homeowners, mediation

Unless a last-minute suitor appears, New Haven stands to lose another 120 nursing home beds and 150 health-care jobs, the latest example of a Medicaid-related urban trend.

That’ll happen if University Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation closes its doors.

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