Generating more Metro-North trips and removing cars from I-95 during rush hour would have done much to alleviate traffic in Fairfield County.
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CT special session was a wake up call on water. Will we learn from it?
This is a wake-up call for our general assembly that our water must remain in the public trust and that there is an incredible amount of work to be done to ensure that our water remains a public trust resource.
Dear parents of queer children…
I understand how hard it is to grapple with the fact that this person you’ve known for so long is not who you thought they were.
PURA can unleash the benefits of community solar in CT
A robust community solar policy is an important part of CT’s path to a sustainable future — and time is of the essence. PURA must adopt one.
A stunning misreading of the Fair Share housing proposal
Fair Share, based on an active, successful program in New Jersey, treats affordable housing as a community asset and an obligation.
Jamaican transplant finds a way to give back at home
During the uncertainties that plagued the entire world due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the non profit organization of Bless Back Jamdown Missions was launched, to be a beacon of hope to those who are in need and underserved populations on the island of Jamaica. The organization’s mission was birthed out of the desire […]
The Columbus monument removed from Wooster Square represents true courage
Unlike Italians of the past, members of the Monument Committee appeared to have bowed to pressure to remove the Columbus statue from Wooster Square.
CSDE belatedly notices Hartford’s school mess
At last the Connecticut State Department of Education has noticed that long after Hartford’s school system was designated an ‘alliance district’ performance has not improved and the school system itself is falling apart.
Why risk arrest? It’s simple.
Here’s why six CT residents ranging from 60 to 80+ put their bodies on the line in front of Citibank.
Alito’s flag argument is upside down
Alito previously subordinated the Constitution to his religion. Is he now showing a willingness to subordinate ethics to his politics?
AI use must include ethical scrutiny
The use of AI without meticulous scrutiny of its training data can inadvertently perpetuate or exacerbate harm to minority groups.
Add divestment to the CT special session agenda
The Connecticut legislature should come up with the language similar to wording it has used in the past to bar investments in countries like apartheid-era South Africa and Sudan.
A CT budget deal at the expense of the poor
Deep cuts made to the existing Medicaid program will harm access to basic health services for people with lower incomes.
CT deserves answers on school funding from elected representatives
Parents and students across Connecticut are following the looming expiration of our state’s federal pandemic funds with deep concern.
The Devil and his First Amendment rights
If we expect religious freedom for ourselves, we must extend the same right to all groups — even those we disagree with.



