The time for Connecticut to take advantage of offshore wind power is now. Here’s why.
State Rep. Anne Hughes
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Smaller and smaller cages are recipe for violence, not deterrence
I didn’t cry on the way home, but I did say to my colleagues, “We have to start over.”
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Everybody in, especially those left out
In the wake of the spate of gun violence massacres, resuming again with deadly consequences, we are at a familiar crossroads: Do we revert to our usual, American individualized ‘othering,’, or do we reconcile that there is no ‘them’- only ‘us,’ that we refuse to claim? I’m campaigning to reframe the American ‘us’ from some of y’all to “ALL of us all!”
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State lawmakers need to build a firewall to protect Connecticut
During this election season, I am privileged to participate in many candidate forums and debates for which the organizers usually submit a question like: What is the most important issue facing voters in your district this year? Without hesitation, I tell them that the most critical issue for state lawmakers in 2020 is to build a firewall to protect Connecticut from actions at the federal level that threaten to undermine the basic rights that enable us to live, work, and thrive in Connecticut.
