I say it’s Spring! And with this hopeful season comes good news on the Connecticut’s transportation front.
Opinion
Connecticut’s special taxing districts perpetuate exclusivity
As Connecticut’s special district numbers have grown over time, so has the inequality of our income distribution.
Making sense of the UConn budget
Restricting critical resources to higher education is wrong-headed, un-wise, unfair and destabilizing to the fundamental mission of the state’s flagship university.
Connecticut needs both wildlands and woodlands — not one or the other
As we face the twin crises of climate change and extinction, the importance of forests continues to take center stage in public discourse.
Waterbury needs gender-neutral bathrooms for transgender student safety
The Waterbury Public School system has a legal obligation to support and accommodate its transgender and non-binary students.
CT deserves peer mental health respites—not more of the same
Connecticut residents don’t currently have the option to go to a peer respite when experiencing mental health crises. The legislature has the power to change that.
Right to counsel for tenants is transformative and economical
In Connecticut, a study found that only 7% of tenants were represented in eviction proceedings.
Stop the export of U.S. energy
Instead of American fuel for Americans, international fossil fuel corporations are selling our energy to the highest bidder around the world.
The risks and realities of being a CT home health care worker
It is long past time that changes were made to protect home healthcare workers and to improve systemic inequities that affect both clinicians and their patients.
The global cost of the Red Sea attacks
The Yemen-based Sunni Islamist Houthis’ attacks on shipping on its way to and from the Suez Canal are affecting your life and pocketbook.
CT’s climate change and housing policy shouldn’t be at odds
The governor’s new climate bill unnecessarily pits climate change mitigation and resiliency against his stated goals of promoting housing affordability.
My boss, Bill Cibes
One of the qualities I most appreciated in Bill was his conviction and skill at protecting the academic side from political intrusiveness.
To solve Connecticut’s housing crisis, start by taking these steps
There are steps Connecticut can take this year to address immediate housing concerns while laying the groundwork for more ambitious proposals.
Childhood doesn’t stop at 16, so CT should expand HUSKY for all immigrant children
The teenage years are when peer pressures, complex body awareness concerns, and academic challenges emerge that require medical care and intervention so that children can thrive.
For youth, CT’s ‘Quiet Corner’ is becoming the ‘Forgotten Corner’
Young people from northeastern CT are more likely to become disconnected from school, work and job training than youth in other parts of CT.
