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CT Viewpoints
We welcome informed and responsible commentary about local, state and national public policy from all Connecticut residents and organizations. Submit one here.
Strong CT schools require strong partnerships
Improving CT student outcomes requires strong schools, strong community partnerships, and better information about what works.
CT should listen to this federal judge’s order
New Haven’s wrongful conviction problem is not a matter of isolated cases.
Don’t restrict our ability to hold public servants accountable
Exempting home addresses from release on public documents does not fully protect people, and makes it harder to hold them accountable.
Ranked choice voting: a better way for CT to pick leaders
RCV elections work better, produce issue-driven campaigns, drive participation and improve voter satisfaction.
Connecticut can strengthen safety online without sacrificing privacy
Instead of rigid technical mandates, lawmakers should pursue risk-based approaches that encourage innovation.
Kirkification: Gen Z and sardonic online culture
As the world panics over the growing attention-span crisis, what it should worry more about is our dwindling capacity to care.
It’s not complicated: Homelessness is a housing problem
While households wait for subsidies and struggle with unaffordable rents, even a temporary financial shock can push them into homelessness.
CT cannot afford to delay the Southeast Resiliency Project
This winter has made one thing unmistakably clear: our region’s energy security can no longer be taken for granted.
Stable housing is pivotal to ending child poverty
Expanding just-cause eviction protections to include working families and strengthening rental assistance are stabilizing policies.
More work to do in ending racism and hate
Hate still exists and is allowed to live and thrive in our environment.
CT knows how to prevent homelessness. Why not do it?
As housing costs rise and financial precarity becomes more common, prevention programs remain underfunded, fragmented, or reactive.
Why civics education matters for CT students
The Civics Seal moves the focus away from national culture wars and toward the practical work of being a “good neighbor” and community member.
For CT moms, paid leave is a step forward, but…
On National Working Moms Day March 12 we must address the unjust disparities in access to maternity leave and understand the value of expanding paid leave.
Look beyond ownership to protect patient care
SB196 provides a justified response to the actions of a few bad actors who have contributed to hospital bankruptcies.



