There are many reasons why the Republican Party did the right thing in electing Ben Proto as its new Republican State Chair.
July 2021
Lamont sees no need for vaccine mandates, at least for now
As California and New York City moved towards mandating vaccinations, Gov. Ned Lamont worked to voluntarily improve vaccination rates.
Manisha Juthani is Lamont’s nominee to lead CT Department of Public Health
Dr. Manisha Juthani replaces Renee Coleman-Mitchell, who was fired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s how Connecticut can move beyond the harm of the War on Drugs
In the 1990s, then-Senator Joe Biden and others pushed a War on Drugs, a war that had a tremendous negative impact on our state. Prison populations soared; over a third of young men of color were under criminal justice supervision; and drug use and attendant public health consequences proceeded unabated.
The truth about health care reform in Connecticut
Republican State Senators have alleged that Democrats are blocking health care reform in our state. That is an absurd accusation since Connecticut has a long history of bipartisan health care reform.
Connecticut farmers are finding there’s no easy way to deal with climate extremes
Farmers around the state are coping with extreme weather, multiple outcomes of climate change, and the unpredictability of the future.
‘Don’t you work with old people?’ Many elder-care workers still refuse to get COVID-19 vaccine
The phenomenon mirrors America’s larger one, where vaccination is embraced by some, yet eyed with suspicion and rejected by others.
New Haven GOP taps Carlson for mayoral run
For the first time in 14 years, New Haven’s Republican Party is fielding a candidate for mayor.
Photos: Scenes around Hartford’s Union Station
On a pleasant summer day, people and vehicles are on the move around Hartford’s Union Station.
CT hospitality jobs struggling to recover from the coronavirus
Projections show Connecticut, by year’s end, will have regained 72% of the 26,225 hotel jobs it lost during the pandemic.
President Obama should serve as interim president of Haiti
Anyone who has ever done humanitarian work in a poor country quickly realizes that their efforts are of little benefit unless there are political and economic changes. I lived in Haiti for a year in 1983 as a volunteer physician and was no exception.
Council promoting social equity in Connecticut cannabis trade takes shape
The Social Equity Council is expected to influence how Connecticut’s new cannabis industry will address the historic harms of criminalization.
More children are being vaccinated, but rate of COVID cases continues to climb in Connecticut
Gov. Ned Lamont’s office reported an additional 295 cases Thursday out of 13,270 tests, amounting to a 2.2% positivity rate.
MIRA says it will ship thousands of tons of old coal out of state
Plan to burn about 2,500 tons of old coal at Hartford trash plant gets a rebuke from state regulators.
‘There’s still work to be done:’ Higher staffing target in nursing homes remains elusive
The hurdles to increasing the minimum required hours of direct care: The cost of staffing and finding and keeping workers.