It will be up to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the applicability of the Insurrection Clause to Trump’s potential disqualification from office.
Opinion
Why CT needs the fiscal guardrails
The fiscal guardrails are helping the private sector consider Connecticut as a place to do business again, giving us a chance to shake off the economic malaise that’s plagued us since the Great Recession.
Culture-war meddling in classrooms harms students
Teachers are our most important agents of change; they must be brave, fearless and dedicated harbingers of social justice.
A CT transportation summit, or PR fest?
It was billed as a “Transportation Summit.” But the gathering last week in Stamford was more of a PR event than anything else.
App stores need a parental consent feature for social media apps
The time has come for federal lawmakers to take proactive steps that enable parents to protect their kids from a harmful online experience.
As climate disasters become more frequent, insurance companies are abandoning us
As CT and the Northeast get battered by another storm, more climate-vulnerable areas are being abandoned by insurance companies.
Some necessary perspective on urban development in CT
Using a proposed soccer stadium in Bridgeport as a springboard to drag entire cities and their current dwellers through the mud is insulting.
Congress: Get the child tax credit right this time
Almost all the world’s wealthy countries provide some kind of children’s allowance to help families with expenses. It is obvious why: The return on investment is tremendous.
Cost should not be a barrier to healthcare — but ‘site neutral’ proposals aren’t the answer
We must develop solutions that work for CT patients, and that are shaped not by national political think tanks, but by local stakeholders.
Why does CT have $95 million invested in Israel?
We invest despite precedents when Connecticut sold off investments in companies because we were appalled by unjust or murderous actions by governments.
Federal Plus loans are a well-intended initiative gone awry. There’s another option
PLUS loans have inadvertently catapulted many families into a life of financial stress, prolonged indebtedness, and a diminished standard of living.
Immigrants inspire us to value American democracy
The immigrants crossing our borders for asylum are not poisoning our country. Their courage and resourcefulness, their indisputable perseverance under the most extraordinary conditions, serve to inspire us.
Same highway exits, new numbers for CT
No longer will the exits be numbered sequentially but, instead, will reflect their mileage from the New York state line.
A New Year’s Resolution for Connecticut lawmakers: Effect change on climate
Connecticut should update our landmark climate law by setting a net-zero by 2050 emissions target and individual sector-specific targets to ensure that we maintain steady progress towards our reduction goals.
Let’s focus on real causes of CT’s energy woes
Policymakers are maintaining an unfortunate status quo of stubbornly expensive electricity and a decaying, soon-to-be obsolete energy system.

