Colorado has a law empowering its secretary of state to remove ‘unqualified’ candidates from presidential primary ballots. CT needs one too.
Opinion
We should celebrate our heritage as a nation of immigrants
Recent rhetoric about immigrants has been ugly and disturbing; we would do better to remember how common the immigrant experience is.
Are EVs running out of gas?
Converting our driving to all-EV is an admirable aspiration, but wonāt be without its challenges⦠or costs.
The CT Public Transportation Council: Your transit advocacy voice
With a regular forum and audience with CDOT and service providers, the CT Public Transportation Council is ready to advocate for CT riders.
For Palestinians, heaven is closer than Sinai
Israelās strategy, in which the Biden Administration and Congress remain complicit, will only lead to more death, destruction, and insecurity.
The 2024 election puts the future of American democracy in our hands
We have a choice in 2024. Do you think everyone should be equal under the law? Or do you want to give power to one small group to decide what is right and wrong?
How I use storytelling to help improve health care for people leaving prison
We spoke data through storytelling to communities that were often blind to the legislative assault waged against Black and Brown communities.
Close disparities in hospital billing through FAIR and SITE Acts
Congress must pass reforms now to ensure everyone, regardless of income or background, can access and afford the health care they need.
Connecticut, don’t approve the expansion of a fracked gas pipeline
There is nothing āenvironmentally responsibleā about expanding fossil fuel infrastructure in the midst of a climate crisis.
Why traffic signals are red, yellow, green — and expensive
In the 1840s the British railroads adopted a flag, lamp and semaphore signal system where red meant danger, white meant safety and green proceed with caution.
Home sweet home, hopefully
When a roof over your head becomes a luxury item, what do we owe to our neighbors who face the stress and disruption of eviction?
Connecticut must ensure its paraeducators can afford health care, living expenses
Paras are essential in the classroom, but they are forced to survive on poverty wages. CT must provide permanent help for healthcare.
Connecticut, pay attention to plastics!
I urge CT residents to pay attention to global negotiations on plastic disposal. The world we leave behind depends on it.
CT apartment dwellers are paying for too much parking
Municipal zoning rules require far fewer spaces than are actually needed for single family homes, but far more parking spaces than needed for multifamily homes.
CT must backstop essential childcare facilities
Connecticut must find ways to improve access for families struggling with childcare costs in the wake of the pandemic.
