Viktoria Sundqvist

Connecticut

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist. Writer. Wife. Auntie. Cat lady. Puzzler. Reader. Scrapbooker. (she/her)

Articles

‘Horseplay everywhere:’ Abuse victims testify about violent years at Greenwich Boys & Girls Club

4 days ago | stamfordadvocate.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

The Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich in Greenwich, Conn., photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaSTAMFORD — Horseplay. Children stuffed into lockers. Older boys hitting younger ones. Wet towels snapping. Frequent verbal abuse.
State Deal With Prospect Medical Holdings Allows For Hospital Consolidation

6 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

by Viktoria Sundqvist CTNewsJunkieWaterbury Hospital on Robbins Street in Waterbury, CT, one of three Connecticut hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings. Credit: Viktoria Sundqvist / CTNewsJunkieThe state has agreed to a settlement with Prospect Medical Holdings, which will allow the owner of three Connecticut hospitals to reduce services at one of them and consolidate two of them.
State Deal With Prospect Medical Holdings Allows For Hospital Consolidation

1 week ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

The state has agreed to a settlement with Prospect Medical Holdings, which will allow the owner of three Connecticut hospitals to reduce services at one of them and consolidate two of them. As part of the agreement reached late Friday, Prospect Medical can permanently end all services except for emergency room and behavioral health services at Rockville General Hospital in Vernon and start its consolidation with Manchester Memorial Hospital.
‘No Kings Day’ Protests Planned in CT for President Trump’s Birthday

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

by Viktoria SundqvistHundreds of events are planned across the country – about a dozen so far in Connecticut – for President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14 to protest what organizers call “increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption” from the president and his allies.
‘No Kings Day’ Protests Planned in CT for President Trump’s Birthday

1 week ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

Hundreds of events are planned across the country – about a dozen so far in Connecticut – for President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14 to protest what organizers call “increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption” from the president and his allies.
Audit: Mental Health and Addiction Services Lacking Performance Evaluations, Proper Overtime Documentation

2 weeks ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

A recent audit of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has identified several internal control deficiencies and noncompliance with laws and regulations, including missing timesheets, performance evaluations and overtime request forms.
Finance Committee Advances Energy Bill Along Party Lines

2 weeks ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

HARTFORD, CT – Lawmakers on Monday vowed to keep working together to refine an energy bill that would save consumers money if it can be tweaked and passed by the end of the legislative session in June. The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee meeting advanced a substitute for Senate Bill 4 during a brief meeting Monday in a 32-15 vote, with State Sen. John Kissel, R-Enfield, and Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, R-Prospect, recusing themselves to avoid any potential conflict of interest.
Blumenthal, Murphy Highlight GOP Plans To Cut Funding For Meals On Wheels, Head Start

3 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

by Viktoria Sundqvist CTNewsJunkieRepublican Senators are writing legislation that will give a tax break to the wealthiest by ripping away programs for American seniors, children, and working families such as Meals on Wheels and Head Start, Connecticut’s two US senators said. US Sens.
Food Insecurity in CT 'Getting Worse,' Connecticut Foodshare CEO Says

3 weeks ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

More than 516,000 people in Connecticut are struggling with food insecurity, an increase of more than 10% over the prior year, according to data released by Connecticut Foodshare on Wednesday at the nonprofit’s facility in Wallingford. The data from Feeding America’s 2025 Map the Meal Gap report looked at numbers from the US Census Bureau, USDA Economic Research Service, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2023, the most recent data available, and compared that data with 2022 numbers.
CT Senate Passes Municipal Summer Camp Licensing Bill

3 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Viktoria Sundqvist

by Viktoria SundqvistHARTFORD, CT – Republican state senators say many summer camps run by Connecticut municipalities will be forced to close after Democrats, who hold the majority in the Senate, passed legislation Tuesday to require those camps to be licensed like private camps and daycare facilities. “This is a bill that we have prioritized since the beginning of the session,” said Democratic Majority Leader Bob Duff. “This bill is about making our children safer.”State Sen.