The state should be moving full-speed-ahead to create offshore wind power as a solution to the climate crisis.
Opinion
Posted inStudent Voice
Connecticut universities should require financial literacy classes
A mandatory personal finance class at CT colleges and universities would equip students with the skills they need to make sound financial decisions.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s Paid Leave offers relief for women with endometriosis
A covered worker can take leave continuously, intermittently, or on a reduced schedule under the Connecticut Paid Leave program.
Posted inStudent Voice
Why is intranasal naloxone not available to frontline medical staff?
When I’m on duty at the hospital I don’t have the tools I need to protect myself from secondary exposure to illicit drugs.
Posted inTalking Transportation
I-95: Still Connecticut’s clogged artery
Last week’s column (Why We Love To Hate I-95) apparently struck a nerve, and it wasn’t the funny bone.
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
Connecticut should require gun safety education for firearm owners
Connecticut should follow New York’s lead in ensuring all new gun owners undergo training in safe handling and storage of their weapons.
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 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 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
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.
