Connecticut should follow New York’s lead in ensuring all new gun owners undergo training in safe handling and storage of their weapons.
Opinion
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT hospitals need nurse-to-patient ratios. Legislators should mandate them
Unsafe nurse-to-patient ratios have been statistically shown to increase patient mortality. Connecticut needs mandated nurse staffing ratios.
Posted inStudent Voice
Prison can impede addiction recovery — but drug courts can help
Connecticut needs to expand its use of drug courts to make sure people can access treatment for substance-use disorder.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Social workers are sought after in CT. But are they appreciated?
What have we done for our experienced LCSW workforce? From a policy perspective, pretty much nothing!
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT is moving toward full, equitable public school funding — but there’s more to do
When the General Assembly reconvenes in February, we must continue to work toward education funding that is transparent and accountable.
Posted inStudent Voice
Student athletes shouldn’t play through mental pain
College athletes are required to go to practice, to lift and to do study hours. It’s time we added weekly one-on-one mental health counseling.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
My son was arrested during a psychotic break. He should not be in prison
A CT mother tells the story of her son, who was suffering from a mental illness at the time of his arrest, and his four years of imprisonment.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Inflammatory and false claims about Hamas are counterproductive
Giving a platform to Islamophobic and dehumanizing speech doesn’t get us any closer to solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Posted inStudent Voice
We must make sure children cannot access opioids
Opioids provide effective pain management for serious conditions, but we must make sure that children cannot access them.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT renters are living to rent, not renting to live
A report found the fair market rent for a one-bedroom in CT is $1,347 per month, nearly 73% more than the affordable rate for minimum wage workers.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
In the midst of the Gaza nightmare, a light flickers, then dies
On Friday morning, Nov. 24, I watched live as 13 Israeli women and children held hostage in Gaza were released seven weeks after being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. They were the first of four groups to be released during a four-day pause in the war Hamas started on Oct. 7, with an agreement that it […]
Posted inStudent Voice
Teachers – underpaid and under-appreciated
Students like me are turning away from the profession of teaching because of low pay and a lack of respect.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Why we love to hate I-95
Someone recently described me as “the Lewis Black of transportation:” angry, cynical and sarcastic. That’s high praise, in my view.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT schools are discriminating against some trans youth
State agencies and school boards that support a child’s secret gender transition remove the same parental protections and safeguards that other children have.
Posted inStudent Voice
Unions can help bring economic, social change
Unions are a great opportunity for the general population of workers to come together and demand what they deserve.