With more than 35% of the 75+ population vaccinated and COVID indicators dropping, Lamont weighs lifting caps on church occupancy
January 28, 2021
Posted inJustice
In confirmation hearing, nominated DOC chief says prison staff and oldest inmates will get COVID vaccines in February
But only about 45% of 4,300 staff surveyed indicated they would get the vaccine. Around 15% were undecided.
Posted inEconomic Development
Data suggests dozens of towns are violating CT Supreme Court decision on exclusionary zoning
The study by Desegregate CT was released as lawmakers, who are divided over zoning reforms, prepare to tackle the issue.
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Michael Ferrigon had asthma and diabetes. The state transferred him to the prison with the most COVID deaths.
Many who died of COVID in prison were serving life sentences. But none of them was sentenced to death.
Posted inMoney
Connecticut has nearly $1B in new federal relief. Legislators and municipalities want to know how Lamont plans to divvy it up.
Legislators and municipalities want to know how and when Gov. Ned Lamont will divvy up $1 billion in federal relief.
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Sick of ugly politics? Do something to improve them.
That collective “Phew” rising up over our fruited plain is the national sigh of relief that the ugly political season of 2020 is one for the books.
Not so fast. We are officially in the Year of the Municipal Election.
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Connecticut’s building trades need the Killingly energy plant project
The 30,000 men and women of the Connecticut State Building Trades unions, were shocked and gravely disappointed by the Gov. Ned Lamont’s quotes, “I don’t want to build Killingly” and that the administration could “play some games there,” referring to slowing the permitting process at DEEP.
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The vaccination strategy that will save the most lives
The important decision our leaders face today is how to prioritize COVID vaccination. In these columns, three weeks ago, I put forward an evidence-based argument that we should give first priority to our seniors, in descending order of age. I proposed that if we use 90% of our vaccine for seniors and 10% for frontline healthcare workers and those with serious medical conditions, we will save 200,000 lives.
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Multilingual, multicultural education is a foundational imperative
As the calendar has turned to 2021, we cannot help but be reminded of how incredibly intertwined and interdependent we are all across the globe. What is said or done in one geographic location has ramifications far and wide, which underscores the importance of understanding each other and our actions, not only for the harm that can be inflicted inadvertently, but for the good that can be accomplished intentionally.