Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame Induction Upcoming

Chris George, Longtime Executive Director of IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services), to Deliver Keynote Address on November 14

Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame Adds Four Extraordinary CT Residents

National Immigrant Heritage Center Highlights Contributions of Immigrants to State and Nation; Induction Ceremony and Gala is October 12

Honorees Announced by Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame

Leaders in Pediatric Medicine, Civil Engineering, Economics, Nonprofit Leadership to be Inducted into Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame Oct.12

Patch Survey Results: Should CT Lower The Legal Driving Alcohol Limit?

CT lawmakers have advanced a bill that would lower the state's blood alcohol content limit for drivers. Here's what you thought about it.

2022 Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony July 14

Four Remarkable Connecticut Women to be Honored; Gala Recognizing Immigrant Contributions

'It's Traumatizing For Everyone'

UConn professor from Ukraine fears for safety of family, entire nation.

'You Don't See It A Whole Lot Here Anymore"

Panhandling may be up in surrounding areas, but down overall in Bristol.

'We all need to know who we are in this world and this life'

Birth mother urges lawmakers to open adoptees' records

Time is of the essence for adoption reform in CT, adoptee says

' The basic human and civil right of every person to know his or her biological origins cannot be dismissed'

It's high time adoptees had a voice, Old Greenwich woman says

So-called 'privacy' afforded adoptees by denying them access to their original birth certificates is, in fact, a life sentence of pain

Birth mother: Adoptees deserve answers to lifelong questions

Unsealing records would give Connecticut adoptees the chance to finally know their origins

Wilton woman: Adoptees deserve same rights as everyone else

'It is a basic human and civil right to know your origins,' adoptee says

Adoptees should have the same rights as everyone else, says Wilton adoptee

'It is a basic human and civil right to know your origins," says Wilton adoptee

Bolton adoptee yearns for access to her original birth records -- and the chance to discover who she is

Bolton adoptee yearns for access to her original birth records -- and the chance to discover who she is

Adoptees shouldn't have to resort to DNA testing to find their truth, says New Preston birth sibling

Adoptees shouldn't have to resort to DNA testing to find their truth, New Preston birth sibling says

Adoptees deserve equal standing under the law, says Connecticut conference of the United Church of Christ

Adoptee rights are 'a matter of equal justice ... and equal standing,' says Connecticut conference of the United Church of Christ

Birth mother: It's time to get with the times and give adoptees access to their birth records

'It is priceless for my son to know his heritage,' says reunited birth mother, urging support for adoptee rights

Former State Rep. urges support for adoptee rights reform

'It's a basic human and civil right for every person to know his or her biological origins'

Adoptees shouldn't have to resort to DNA testing to find their biological families, Connecticut adoptee tells lawmakers

Adoptees shouldn't have to resort to DNA testing to find their biological families, Connecticut adoptee tells lawmakers

Connecticut should recognize rights of adult adoptees, state lawmaker says

State lawmaker urges support for adoptee rights in Connecticut

Connecticut adoptee urges support for state law giving him access to his original birth certificate

Connecticut adoptee: 'ALL adult adoptees should have access to their original birth certificates'

Birth mother: 'Adult adoptees deserve to know their origin and know their medical history'

Norwalk birth mother supports giving adoptees access to their original birth certificates

'It is a basic human right to know the truth about one’s origins'

Genealogist urges support for adoptee reform legislation in Connecticut

'I want to hold a piece of paper that states the true information about my existence, and know ... who I am'

Adoptee calls on lawmakers to end stigma attached to adoption: 'I want to know who I am'

It's a myth: Adoption records weren't sealed to protect birth mothers' anonymity, birth mother says

Bethel birth mother urges support for adoptee rights: 'I was promised a lot of things ... but never anonymity'

New Haven child placement agency supports adoption reform legislation

New Haven child placement agency supports adoption reform legislation

Adoptee rights are human rights, adoptive parents say, urging support for adoption reform laws

Branford couple says current law blocking some adult adoptees from accessing original birth certificates is discriminatory

'I carried a stigma of always being different throughout my life'

Connecticut woman urges state lawmakers to enact legislation allowing adoptees access to original birth certificates

Access to original birth certificate would take the guesswork out of necessary medical care for this adoptee

Adoptee who supports adoption reform law tells Connecticut legislators: 'Knowledge is power'

In support of adoptees' right to know who they are

'We always believed that it was his right to know his birth identity and his story,' adoptive mother says about son

Times have changed. Laws around adoption should, too

Adoptive parent urges support for legislation giving adult adoptees access to original birth certificates

For adoptee, access to original birth certificate would mean a chance to finally learn who she is

A change in state law could help adoptee finally learn who she is and where she came from

Current state law is outdated, denies adult adoptees their identities

Former Bridgeport mayor urges support for providing adult adoptees with access to their original birth certificates

'We can only imagine a small bit of the horror that adoptees go through every day not knowing who they are'

New Haven woman supports changing Connecticut law to give adoptees access to original birth certificates

A birth mother voices support for adoption reform

A birth mother voices urges support for adult adoptees' access to birth records in Connecticut