A coalition of advocacy groups and lawmakers called for changes to Connecticut’s school funding model, in hopes of addressing disparities.
February 8, 2021
Posted inHealth
Connecticut opens COVID vaccinations to 65 and older
The lower age threshold will expand COVID-19 vaccine access by 350,000 residents.
Posted inHealth
Lamont ends legal immunity for nursing homes, hospitals
Legal immunity for nursing homes and hospitals will end March 1, nearly a year after the state imposed the order.
Posted inPolitics
Two decades in the making, Rosa DeLauro’s plan to cut child poverty in half is on the brink of passing
Since 2003, Rep. Rosa DeLauro has pushed to expand the child tax credit to the nation’s poorest children.
Posted inJustice
State to close only ‘supermax’ prison, Northern Correctional Institution
Northern’s dwindling population and extreme “supermax” model made it a natural choice for closure.
Posted inMoney
Lawmakers expect lean budget from Lamont. But how lean will it be?
Is Lamont dressing Connecticut in a budget that is adequate during a pandemic but fits like a strait-jacket afterward?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Build sustainable energy projects to create jobs, not the Killingly power plant
Regarding energy needs, the long view is the right view. I was encouraged to read that Gov. Ned Lamont has gone on record opposing the building of the Killingly Energy Center.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Lawmakers: First, do no harm to small businesses, then provide more support
The coming months may be the most trying time of all for small businesses hard-hit financially by the pandemic and lawmakers must deeply consider the economic consequences if they fail. From January to December last year, there was a 36% decrease in the number of open small businesses in Connecticut, according to a Harvard website tracking that data.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Trauma and the insurrection
I along with millions of Americans watched the Capitol siege unfold in real time, a barrage of video feeds appearing on all major news networks, across all platforms. After dozens of viewings of the wreckage and death, I found myself either looking away, turning down the volume or putting my hand over half of the split screen, unable to continue watching the horror.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Aid in dying is not assisted suicide
“Separating myth and reality in aid in dying” (opinion, Jan.20) is very misleading in numerous ways. First, assisted suicide terminology is repeatedly used. Terminally ill patients who consume life ending medicines are not suicidal. Stark differences exist.