The budget implementer is a technical measure, but one lawmakers use to settle scores, send messages, and do favors.
June 17, 2021 @ 9:25 pm
Canton board rejects Route 44 development plan
The wooded traprock ridge that greets westbound motorists entering Canton is saved, for the moment.
Republican Senator laments not being able to close sex offender registry loophole
The loophole allowed an out-of-state registered sex offender to be transferred to Connecticut with no notification to state officials.
Danté Bartolomeo to succeed Kurt Westby at CT Department of Labor
Kurt Westby is retiring as state labor commissioner and will be succeeded by deputy, former state Sen. Danté Bartolomeo.
On 50th anniversary of war on drugs, Connecticut legalizes marijuana
The Connecticut Senate voted 16-11 for final passage of a bill legalizing the production, sale and use of recreational cannabis.
Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act in 7-2 decision
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in a 7-2 decision released Thursday morning.
Why are we frightened to take off our masks?
One day in May the CDC had decided that it was safe for fully vaccinated individuals to remove their masks in public. For many this was a joyous occasion. For some, however, this historic moment appears to come with much confusion, hesitation and fear.
The new, Emperor’s New Clothes
Today the need, and where the country is truly divided, is by class. Those who live in improvised zip codes do not have equal opportunity or equal treatment. In 2021 the evidence points to the position that “Class is the new “Race.” That’s where our energies need to be spent in order to create real social change,