Changes proposed to the Community Reinvestment Act could see banks pull back from financing affordable housing.
Opinion
Solar farms are good, actually
Despite rising energy costs and climate-related health threats, many Nutmeggers still mistrust solar power.
CT’s phone-free schools can restore more than student attention
Bell-to-bell restrictions on student use of cell phones deserves to be understood as more than a strategy for reducing classroom distraction.
As network news turn itself into a ‘Tic Toc platform’ will local television news rise to the challenge?
“How is an octopus attaching itself to a swimmer’s face a story on the network news?”
Generational health is generational wealth
To close Connecticut’s racial wealth gap, we must start treating health equity as an economic development strategy.
Congress can finally make progress on this chronic disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome affects 38,000 people in Connecticut. Now there’s a roadmap to help them.
Florida’s failing for-profit railroad
A for-profit railroad sounds good in theory but, as the finance bros ask, “Does it pencil?”
Bridgeport voters deserve answers on absentee ballot fraud
The upcoming trial is another reminder of how important it is that every vote in Bridgeport be cast and counted honestly.
Medical aid in dying: one physician’s perspective
Perhaps we could reframe our efforts to design programs to understand and improve lives rather than adopting technologies to end them.
When ‘Ethical AI’ becomes part of the CCSU brand
How can a public university promise that students will use AI “responsibly and ethically” while tying its future to Big Tech and military contractors?
Don’t let St. Stephen’s Road become a sacrifice zone
We suggest an immediate formal rerouting designation; thus protecting the vulnerable populations of St. Stephen’s Rd.
A speed camera would not have saved him
In Fairfield, when we invoke a specific tragedy to justify a specific tool, it’s fair to ask whether that tool would have touched that tragedy’s cause.
We should measure Corrections by the lives we change
What is the purpose of our correctional system?
A legacy behind the heels: My 38 years with Nancy Wyman
Nancy Wyman was a gift to the State of Connecticut, a trailblazer who proved that one could be both a fierce advocate and a compassionate and loving friend.
The missing piece of CT’s affordability puzzle — food
While Connecticut is a leader on many policy areas, food is one area where we unfortunately lag behind our fellow Northeastern states.
