The United States remains the only country in the world that still permits children to be sentenced to life in prison.
Opinion
CT can lead in fixing the campaign finance mess
Connecticut can control the power of corporations to spend money on politics inside state lines.
Let’s make modest homes legal again
I am weary of the false cry of “local control” as an excuse for making modest homes illegal.
Jackson in CT: ‘A disaster born of greed’
“Plants are closed. The tax base is limited. Children are neglected. Slums abound. This is a disaster born of greed,” he declared.
Whitewashing race out of ‘equity’ — here’s how
Connecticut’s education inequities are measurable, repeatable, and racial. Yet state policy too often substitutes platitudes for accountability.
Fully fund CT’s schools.
CT is among the most economically and racially segregated states in the country, and that segregation is written directly into how we fund public education.
Restore Shore Line East for economy, equity, and climate
Investing in Shore Line East is not a luxury, it’s a practical strategy to reduce emissions in a corridor where widening the highway is neither feasible nor sustainable.
The real winter warriors: CDOT vs. Mother Nature
Thanks to the teams of plow operators and salters who worked night and day reopening CT’s interstates as quickly as possible.
One POTUS speech: two different heard
Here are two widely different perspectives on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
CT’s ECS formula is still broken
Without reform to the Education Cost Sharing formula, towns will be left to absorb the consequences through program and staffing cuts and tax increases.
On Hegseth, Harvard, and veritas
I’m reflecting on our Harvard Kennedy School experience, and how it belies Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s characterization as “woke.”
Shovel the path to CT’s civic front door
Since this winter’s record-breaking snowstorms, key pedestrian routes –- including the stretch connecting Frog Hollow to downtown -– have remained unshoveled for weeks.
Creating a K-12 antisemitism working group would be a huge mistake
This bill falls into national trend by conflating criticism of the state of Israel, and critiques of Zionism, as antisemitic.
CT workforce funding approaches a cliff
By July 1, 2026, when about $100-million in federal workforce funds expire, training availability and employment supports will be dismantled statewide.
Why lockdown drills do more harm than good
If drills traumatize students, can they truly be considered a safety measure?



