Is it an insurmountable hurdle, as is implied by its comparison to the big, high wall at Fenway? No, it’s not. HB 5004 is practical, necessary, timely, and achievable.
CT Viewpoints
We welcome informed and responsible commentary about local, state and national public policy from all Connecticut residents and organizations. Submit one here.
Performance-based regulation of utilities is key for CT’s energy future
PBR is a modern approach to regulating utilities designed to ensure utilities are responsive to public policy priorities and are operating most efficiently.
We must all be co-conspirators for justice and change
Power is a tool that elected officials feel comfortable utilizing, but their comfort does not extend to sharing that power – particularly when the people are Black, brown, immigrant, LGBTQIA+, or indigenous.
CT library users want more e-books. Libraries can’t meet the demand
Demand for library content has not declined; it’s been thwarted. Library users want more online content, but libraries can’t meet the demand.
CT must remove barriers for trained health care professionals
Connecticut should create a category of “graduate physicians” who can work under physicians in the much-needed field of internal medicine and others.
CRT must include conservative viewpoints
Critical Race Theory as it is now taught is not truthful but infused with liberal bias.
CT must fund energy assistance so no one is left in the cold
As the state with the fourth highest energy costs in the country, some Connecticut families are using up to 47% of their annual income just for their utility bills.
The Fourteenth Amendment and Donald Trump’s reelection campaign
It will be up to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the applicability of the Insurrection Clause to Trump’s potential disqualification from office.
Culture-war meddling in classrooms harms students
Teachers are our most important agents of change; they must be brave, fearless and dedicated harbingers of social justice.
Why CT needs the fiscal guardrails
The fiscal guardrails are helping the private sector consider Connecticut as a place to do business again, giving us a chance to shake off the economic malaise that’s plagued us since the Great Recession.
App stores need a parental consent feature for social media apps
The time has come for federal lawmakers to take proactive steps that enable parents to protect their kids from a harmful online experience.
Some necessary perspective on urban development in CT
Using a proposed soccer stadium in Bridgeport as a springboard to drag entire cities and their current dwellers through the mud is insulting.
As climate disasters become more frequent, insurance companies are abandoning us
As CT and the Northeast get battered by another storm, more climate-vulnerable areas are being abandoned by insurance companies.
Congress: Get the child tax credit right this time
Almost all the world’s wealthy countries provide some kind of children’s allowance to help families with expenses. It is obvious why: The return on investment is tremendous.
Why does CT have $95 million invested in Israel?
We invest despite precedents when Connecticut sold off investments in companies because we were appalled by unjust or murderous actions by governments.



