We applaud lawmakers’ efforts this year to strengthen protections for immigrants, but for this upcoming special session, Connecticut must do more.
CT Viewpoints
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Our grandchildren will pay for our energy mistakes today
Gas companies want Connecticut to make a huge financial commitment that will end with higher bills and a more polluted state.
Unfinished business for student success in a special session
CT’s geographical borders tell a stark story of inequitable access to learning, despite our ongoing efforts to build a more just learning landscape.
CT’s elections, a wake up call for Democrats
This is not a time for celebration, but for a grounding on what must be done to make the lives of the people of our state better.
Reading the post-election tea leaves
In Connecticut, Republicans got slaughtered in a massacre that would embarrass Attila the Hun.
CT’s pensions are not a piggy bank for the WNBA
CT’s $60 billion Retirement Fund exists to fund the retirement benefits promised to public workers, not to serve as a bailout for a professional sports franchise.
Parking at UConn: A roadblock to access
The price of parking at the University of Connecticut has become a university-wide symbol of inequity and frustration.
It’s too late, America
Once we lost our collective reason to a demagogue peddling lies, we also lost our republic.
Sleepless on the railroad sidelines in Milford
The price of progress shouldn’t be paid in sleepless nights and compromised quality of life for those who live in its shadow.
Faculty matter most. So where’s the support?
Faculty “is the #1 predictor for student return, retention, and graduation, above and beyond all other factors.
In CT, no one should lose healthcare, no one should starve
The cruelty of HR1, Trump’s big ugly bill, and his government shutdown, are taking hold in Connecticut.
Moving Bridgeport forward through charter reform
The changes proposed on the ballot this November are all about building a city government that works better for everyone.
A moment that demands action from all of us
The loss of SNAP benefits will have immediate and devastating consequences for thousands of families struggling to put food on the table.
Sewage overflows are a call for collaboration, not conflict
Effective wastewater treatment requires regional cooperation along ecological boundaries rather than political ones.
A lesson in backwards logic from Simsbury
Courage is not about shouting the loudest. It is about being accountable for what you say when others disagree.

