To recruit first responders, CT weighs tuition, mortgage assistance

By: Emilia Otte

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 1,442

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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This article first appeared on CT Mirror and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Connecticut is having trouble recruiting first responders. Police and fire chiefs on Tuesday said a proposal by Gov. Ned Lamont to waive public college tuition and offer mortgage assistance for police and firefighters was a good “first step” to attract new recruits.

Lamont’s bill, H.B. 5046, would waive tuition to the state’s …

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