There is no curriculum effective enough to penetrate the mind of a hungry child.
Breakfast should not be a barrier to learning in CT
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Any bus — diesel or hybrid — is better than no bus
Of course we should want electric buses. The benefits are real: lower emissions, reduced noise, lower maintenance costs. But any bus is better than no bus.
Posted inPolitics
CT House OKs earmark reforms after audit, ongoing federal probe
The CT House passed a bill Thursday that would set new rules to increase transparency around millions of dollars in legislative earmarks.
Posted inCities & Towns
House passes bill that would end key revenue source for print news — legal notices
H.B. 5289 would eliminate the requirement that municipalities publish legal notices in print, requiring instead that they be posted online.
Posted inGovernment
As Trump proposes cuts, his budget singles out two CT towns
The Trump administration has singled out Greenwich and Waterford for “wasteful” uses of federal funding, for things such as theater projects.
Posted inPartner Content
For-profit Prospect Medical never put aside money for malpractice insurance
The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Partner Content
CT scientists seeing unseasonably high, ‘disconcerting’ tick activity
CT scientists say ticks are off to a fast start this year. On Monday, they received 100 tick submissions, typical during the season’s peak.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Don’t dismantle the Office of Health Strategy
Connecticut’s citizens – including those in the more rural areas – deserve a system that protects them from the excesses of corporate medicine.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Affordability without stability is just a slogan
A renter’s tax credit should be refundable and targeted to working class households paying disproportionate shares of their income on rent
Posted inEducation
Advocates press for promised pre-K funding as CT surplus in doubt
The fund was supposed to rely on $300 million of surplus funds, but with that drying up, advocates want another way to secure $600 million.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
House passes bill to shore up CT tire disposal program
The bill would require retail stores, where the majority of used tires are dropped off, to participate in the program. They have pushed back.
Posted inMoney
Towns to CT: We need bigger share of casino slot machine revenue
Advocates want a 50-50 split in casino slot revenues, saying it would help restore towns to the level of support they received decades ago.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Eversource backs out of three solar projects supported by state
The utility sent a letter to DEEP and legislative leaders, slamming the state’s latest round of clean-energy purchases as overpriced.
