She is a member of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, representing a hometown with a black population of one percent. “I’m making my way.”
March 1, 2019
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Opponents of school regionalization to descend on Capitol
Thousands of Connecticut residents are alarmed by what they see as a threat to their childrens’ education – an attempt by lawmakers to take away local control of their schools.
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College consolidation: bad for students, Connecticut, you
We are at a critical moment in the history of higher education in Connecticut. What is decided in the next few months regarding the state’s community college system will resonate for decades. It will also help determine Connecticut’s economic future. Created in 2011 by Gov. Dannel Malloy, the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) and system office were tasked with finding operational savings in the face of shrinking state support.
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Efficiency and renewables are energy’s rice and beans
The Green New Deal is capturing the attention of many Americans. Global warming is accepted by 97 percent of all scientists as scientific truth. The impacts are happening faster than we thought, but our public policy and our way of living haven’t caught up with the facts. We seem hungry for a solution – for a feasible way to reduce waste, to shift to clean and renewable energy, and create good local jobs. But we in Connecticut already have our own effective and feasible clean energy solutions at work.