Emily Byrne
@ebbyrne.bsky.social
Nutmegger, global citizen | @CTVoices ED | former @BoschStiftung Fellow | equity advocate, immigrant | retweets/likes≠endorsements
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Being a working parent is tough. It's even harder when your boss gives you last-minute notice of your shifts. Working parents deserve a consistent schedule that lets them plan their lives. It's time we demand a #FairWorkweek and #SchedulesThatWork.
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Being a working parent is tough. It's even harder when your boss gives you last-minute notice of your shifts. Working parents deserve a consistent schedule that lets them plan their lives. It's time we demand a #FairWorkweek and #SchedulesThatWork.
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
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#CT is facing a preventable housing crisis. New HUD rules could cut 70% of permanent supportive housing funding, putting 6.5K people at risk of losing their homes overnight.
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
#CT is facing a preventable housing crisis. New HUD rules could cut 70% of permanent supportive housing funding, putting 6.5K people at risk of losing their homes overnight.
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
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This season, we’re grateful for the policmakers, advocates, providers, parents, and young people who fight for that vision every day. A #CT where every family has enough isn’t just an aspiration. It’s a choice we can make together.
#HappyThanksgivin
#HappyThanksgivin
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This season, we’re grateful for the policmakers, advocates, providers, parents, and young people who fight for that vision every day. A #CT where every family has enough isn’t just an aspiration. It’s a choice we can make together.
#HappyThanksgivin
#HappyThanksgivin
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#JustReleased: “The 2025 State of Early Childhood.” A decade of data shows #CT's ECE system has not meeting demand. New 2025 investments offer hope. Learn what's next to build a stronger and more equitable system.
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#JustReleased: “The 2025 State of Early Childhood.” A decade of data shows #CT's ECE system has not meeting demand. New 2025 investments offer hope. Learn what's next to build a stronger and more equitable system.
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
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1 bill this special session deserves attention: the creation of a $500m Emergency Relief Fund to protect #CT families.
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
CT House adopts relief fund to bolster federal programs
Creating the emergency fund could push CT over its budgetary spending cap, so the measure had to pass with at least a 60% majority. It did.
ctmirror.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1 bill this special session deserves attention: the creation of a $500m Emergency Relief Fund to protect #CT families.
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
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The manufactured #SNAP crisis is getting worse.
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The manufactured #SNAP crisis is getting worse.
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
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This is an emergency. Folks who benefit from #SNAP will not see money on their EBT cards starting today, Nov 1st.
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
November 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is an emergency. Folks who benefit from #SNAP will not see money on their EBT cards starting today, Nov 1st.
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
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This crisis may have started in Washington, DC but #CT fully owns it if we don't do more. Call the Governor's office (860-566-4840; governor.lamont@ct.gov) & tell him we want #SNAP fully funded for the rest of 2025 & we need a plan for work requirements.
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
CT lawmakers: Lamont must do more to replace vanishing food aid
A bipartisan consensus is nudging Gov. Ned Lamont toward tapping Connecticut's rainy day fund to replace SNAP benefits.
ctmirror.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This crisis may have started in Washington, DC but #CT fully owns it if we don't do more. Call the Governor's office (860-566-4840; governor.lamont@ct.gov) & tell him we want #SNAP fully funded for the rest of 2025 & we need a plan for work requirements.
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
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The USDA sent a memo to states on Oct 10 ordering them to withhold Nov #SNAP benefits to families & vendors amidst the shutdown. This is on top of HR 1.
Contact your State legislators & tell them: When Washington turns its back, #CT must have families’ backs.
#PoliciesForThePeople #EconomicJustice
Contact your State legislators & tell them: When Washington turns its back, #CT must have families’ backs.
#PoliciesForThePeople #EconomicJustice
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The USDA sent a memo to states on Oct 10 ordering them to withhold Nov #SNAP benefits to families & vendors amidst the shutdown. This is on top of HR 1.
Contact your State legislators & tell them: When Washington turns its back, #CT must have families’ backs.
#PoliciesForThePeople #EconomicJustice
Contact your State legislators & tell them: When Washington turns its back, #CT must have families’ backs.
#PoliciesForThePeople #EconomicJustice
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SNAP changes have started including new work requirements for "Able-Bodied Adults."
Research shows many who lose #SNAP are working, but bureaucratic red tape makes documenting it too hard.
📩 Learn more in our newsletter: heyor.ca/hlKMyf
#VoicesDidYouKnow
Research shows many who lose #SNAP are working, but bureaucratic red tape makes documenting it too hard.
📩 Learn more in our newsletter: heyor.ca/hlKMyf
#VoicesDidYouKnow
October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
SNAP changes have started including new work requirements for "Able-Bodied Adults."
Research shows many who lose #SNAP are working, but bureaucratic red tape makes documenting it too hard.
📩 Learn more in our newsletter: heyor.ca/hlKMyf
#VoicesDidYouKnow
Research shows many who lose #SNAP are working, but bureaucratic red tape makes documenting it too hard.
📩 Learn more in our newsletter: heyor.ca/hlKMyf
#VoicesDidYouKnow
If you want recognition for peace, then you have to be about peace.
Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.
María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video
The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”
nyti.ms
October 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
If you want recognition for peace, then you have to be about peace.
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The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy n.pr/4mYSvqy
Why gold is having its best year since 1979
The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy
n.pr
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy n.pr/4mYSvqy
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What a night! ✨ Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate 30 years of putting #CT kids & families first & honoring our Founding Mothers 💙
This moment was more than a celebration. It was a reminder: the only way forward is sustained action together. Here’s to the next 30.
#PoliciesForThePeople
This moment was more than a celebration. It was a reminder: the only way forward is sustained action together. Here’s to the next 30.
#PoliciesForThePeople
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What a night! ✨ Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate 30 years of putting #CT kids & families first & honoring our Founding Mothers 💙
This moment was more than a celebration. It was a reminder: the only way forward is sustained action together. Here’s to the next 30.
#PoliciesForThePeople
This moment was more than a celebration. It was a reminder: the only way forward is sustained action together. Here’s to the next 30.
#PoliciesForThePeople
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Families shouldn’t pay the price for political gridlock. With food prices rising, #SNAP & #WIC are lifelines—yet new work requirements and government shutdown put them at risk. #CT must step up for kids & families.
Read more: heyor.ca/XWqtJr
#PoliciesForThePeople
Read more: heyor.ca/XWqtJr
#PoliciesForThePeople
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political gridlock. With food prices rising, #SNAP & #WIC are lifelines—yet new work requirements and government shutdown put them at risk. #CT must step up for kids & families.
Read more: heyor.ca/XWqtJr
#PoliciesForThePeople
Read more: heyor.ca/XWqtJr
#PoliciesForThePeople
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political gridlock. If the government shuts down on Oct 1, the #WIC program must continue without interruption.
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political gridlock. If the government shuts down on Oct 1, the #WIC program must continue without interruption.
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More than 22 million people rely on the ACA for health insurance, thanks in part to enhanced premium tax credits that lowered costs & stabilized coverage.
Unless Congress acts, those enhancements will expire. See how you will be impacted: heyor.ca/XSTkrf
#PoliciesForThePeople
Unless Congress acts, those enhancements will expire. See how you will be impacted: heyor.ca/XSTkrf
#PoliciesForThePeople
September 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
More than 22 million people rely on the ACA for health insurance, thanks in part to enhanced premium tax credits that lowered costs & stabilized coverage.
Unless Congress acts, those enhancements will expire. See how you will be impacted: heyor.ca/XSTkrf
#PoliciesForThePeople
Unless Congress acts, those enhancements will expire. See how you will be impacted: heyor.ca/XSTkrf
#PoliciesForThePeople
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We've updated our analysis of the Republican megabill's #SNAP cuts based on new info from CBO this week.
Bottom line: About 4 million people, including 1 million kids, are projected to see their SNAP benefits cut substantially or terminated altogether.
Bottom line: About 4 million people, including 1 million kids, are projected to see their SNAP benefits cut substantially or terminated altogether.
By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Takes Food Assistance Away From Millions of People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The harmful Republican megabill, enacted on July 4, will dramatically raise costs and reduce food assistance for millions of people by cutting federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
www.cbpp.org
August 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We've updated our analysis of the Republican megabill's #SNAP cuts based on new info from CBO this week.
Bottom line: About 4 million people, including 1 million kids, are projected to see their SNAP benefits cut substantially or terminated altogether.
Bottom line: About 4 million people, including 1 million kids, are projected to see their SNAP benefits cut substantially or terminated altogether.
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Do not come, Donald Trump.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
August 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Do not come, Donald Trump.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
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The proposed 2026 federal budget would slash ~$69 million from #CT's public schools. That's funding that supports afterschool programs, arts and tech classes, mental health services, and more.
Learn more in our weekly email: bit.ly/4oNH2fJ
Learn more in our weekly email: bit.ly/4oNH2fJ
August 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The proposed 2026 federal budget would slash ~$69 million from #CT's public schools. That's funding that supports afterschool programs, arts and tech classes, mental health services, and more.
Learn more in our weekly email: bit.ly/4oNH2fJ
Learn more in our weekly email: bit.ly/4oNH2fJ
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As tariffs & mass deportation policies take hold, signs of economic growth slowing down are emerging—on top of the challenges #CT families already face.
Here's what you can do:
🔹 Read: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
🔹 Listen: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
🔹 Join: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
Here's what you can do:
🔹 Read: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
🔹 Listen: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
🔹 Join: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
August 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As tariffs & mass deportation policies take hold, signs of economic growth slowing down are emerging—on top of the challenges #CT families already face.
Here's what you can do:
🔹 Read: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
🔹 Listen: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
🔹 Join: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
Here's what you can do:
🔹 Read: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
🔹 Listen: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
🔹 Join: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
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Did you know the Congressional Budget Office, Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper, believes President Trump's #OBBBA will add nearly $3.4 trillion to the nation's deficit? That's trillion with a "T."
Read: heyor.ca/Idc1rw
Register: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
#VoicesDidYouKnow
Read: heyor.ca/Idc1rw
Register: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
#VoicesDidYouKnow
July 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Did you know the Congressional Budget Office, Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper, believes President Trump's #OBBBA will add nearly $3.4 trillion to the nation's deficit? That's trillion with a "T."
Read: heyor.ca/Idc1rw
Register: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
#VoicesDidYouKnow
Read: heyor.ca/Idc1rw
Register: bit.ly/BigBillBreakdown
#VoicesDidYouKnow
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Compared to the nation, #CT still lags in job growth—held back by stagnant or declining wages, inequality, and barriers to work.
Our new State of Working CT report breaks down how fairer wages can unlock our state’s full potential: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
#SOWC #PoliciesForThePeople
Our new State of Working CT report breaks down how fairer wages can unlock our state’s full potential: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
#SOWC #PoliciesForThePeople
July 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Compared to the nation, #CT still lags in job growth—held back by stagnant or declining wages, inequality, and barriers to work.
Our new State of Working CT report breaks down how fairer wages can unlock our state’s full potential: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
#SOWC #PoliciesForThePeople
Our new State of Working CT report breaks down how fairer wages can unlock our state’s full potential: heyor.ca/GQqFRu
#SOWC #PoliciesForThePeople
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This legislative session brought historic wins for kids—including long-overdue investments in early childhood & a start toward reforming #CT's restrictive fiscal controls.
Learn what passed, what didn’t, & what comes next in our 2025 recap: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Learn what passed, what didn’t, & what comes next in our 2025 recap: ctvoices.org/publication/...
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This legislative session brought historic wins for kids—including long-overdue investments in early childhood & a start toward reforming #CT's restrictive fiscal controls.
Learn what passed, what didn’t, & what comes next in our 2025 recap: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Learn what passed, what didn’t, & what comes next in our 2025 recap: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Residents across the country, including in #CT, will be forced 2 make impossible choices between paying 4 health care coverage, food & other household essentials. All while the ultra-wealthy & well-connected will largely benefit from a multi-trillion dollar tax giveaway.
🚨 BREAKING: Congress passed H.R. 1—a budget bill that slashes Medicaid & SNAP, hands giveaways to the ultra-wealthy, and puts working families last.
Read our breakdown of what this means for #CT: heyor.ca/BgD0iQ
Read our breakdown of what this means for #CT: heyor.ca/BgD0iQ
July 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Residents across the country, including in #CT, will be forced 2 make impossible choices between paying 4 health care coverage, food & other household essentials. All while the ultra-wealthy & well-connected will largely benefit from a multi-trillion dollar tax giveaway.