It’s been an interesting week for the transportation scene in Connecticut, with good news and bad. See if you can figure out which is which.
Opinion
Funding baby bonds will lift many CT residents from poverty
We come together to urge our lawmakers to fund the groundbreaking Baby Bonds program that will make Connecticut a better, fairer place to live for everyone.
Connecticut needs a workers equity agenda
Years of rising inequality, discrimination, and attacks on worker’s rights have eroded one employment as a source of pride and stability, especially for low-income workers of color.
We can do more to address the inequity existing in CT schools
This legislative session presents us with a unique opportunity to rectify the inequity existing throughout Connecticut schools.
Trans athletes aren’t the problem. Sports culture is
The real issue here is that school athletics have become so important that they can make or break a kid’s future schooling and even career.
Extend college funding for CT’s foster youth
Foster children often lack access to higher education due to financial constraints. That’s why it’s imperative they receive college funding until the age of 28.
‘Work Live Ride’ bill is really ‘Build Big & Lease’
The bill’s sole focus and the essence for a town’s compliance is to submit to the onerous housing density metric that it unilaterally imposes.
We need more resident physicians
The fall of 2022 showed us that the United States needs more pediatric inpatient beds. But we also need more pediatric resident doctors.
Stop CT’s attack on its own accountability and transparency
Shame on CT legislators for advancing a misguided bill to exempt UConn and other state institutions from the open records law.
What would happen if members of Congress had to pick produce?
Debates on immigration policy or agriculture should be undertaken by people who have a clue, or who have a connection to someone with a clue.
In Connecticut, who is really safe from gun violence?
Connecticut might pride itself on strict gun laws, but whether you’re safe from gun violence in this state depends on where you live.
State funds needed for early voting in CT
As legislative leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont begin adjusting this year’s budget, it is critical that money be earmarked to finance early voting implementation.
CT higher ed funding is becoming a low priority
If we truly want to help our students succeed and thrive in Connecticut, we need to fund their institutions, not cut millions from their budgets.
CT lawmakers: Pass the Child Tax Credit
Hollywood does not need more of our state’s hard-earned money, but Connecticut families do.
The cruise ship in the sky
The Brabazon, built in 1949, had sleeping berths, a sit-down restaurant and a separate movie theater, all to serve just 60 passengers.

