Instead of banning phones in schools, CT should focus on teaching students how to manage technology in real-world ways.
Opinion
Assisted suicide is not the compassionate answer
Assisted suicide contradicts the physician’s most basic calling, to provide cure and hope for the patient.
A solution to CT’s high energy costs — more shared solar
CT has a good solution to rising electricity costs: community solar. It should be expanded.
When schools and providers communicate, lives can be saved
Stopping the rate of child suicide from rising anymore should be a primary concern of the State of Connecticut.
How climate education and creativity are empowering CT students
What started as a legislative requirement has grown into something far more powerful: a movement that connects learning to action.
Medical debt? Blame high-deductible insurance
Health insurers report billions in profits while increasingly promoting products that shift more financial responsibility onto patients and physicians.
When our senator votes for bulldozers and bombs
Every dollar this country sends abroad carries a moral signature. Sen. Blumenthal affixed ours to bulldozers and bombs.
CT’s next generation isn’t waiting. They’re leading.
CT’s young people are not waiting their turn to step into the political arena. They are organizing, asking hard questions, and leading.
YIGBY could be Connecticut’s solution to health and housing crisis
This bill would make it easier for religious organizations like churches and synagogues to build affordable housing on their own land.
Some truths about the war in Iran
This war, which has killed thousands of people and profoundly damaged the global economy, was not undertaken for any of the reasons given by U.S. officials,
A public education should be attainable for all
It is an unfortunate reality that the pursuit of higher education has become a financial burden for the majority of students.
When getting care means going into debt
Healthcare affordability is not just an economic issue; it is a public health crisis. Connecticut lawmakers have a chance to help.
CT can’t claim success while Hartford’s children are left behind
When the capital city’s schools are underfunded and overwhelmed, it reflects a broader failure of priorities at the state level.
Appreciating volunteers — for child abuse prevention and more
April is a time to focus on ways families —along with professionals from realms including law, education, and social services— can prevent harm to children.
In 2026 SB503 must become law
SB503 will address fair juvenile sentencing reform for individuals who committed crimes when they were under 26.



