Groton Residents Concerned Over State Legislature's Low-Income Measurement Formula

GROTON, CT - Officials did not have much reassuring news to offer Groton residents at a recent Town Council meeting regarding health care and the state budget, the New London Day reported.

Rep. Christine Conley told council members Tuesday the state legislature is unlikely to change its formula that measures low-income need in Connecticut, according to the New London Day. The current formula involves counting the number of children on state Husky insurance.

This formula concerns Groton residents, as over 1,000 students in the public schools have parents in the military, the New London Day reported. As military families are not eligible for Husky, Groton seems to have less low-income families than other towns and suffered large state aid cuts.

Read the full story at the New London Day.

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