Most defendants in New York who need help for substance-use disorder can avail themselves of treatment courts. Why is Connecticut far behind?
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Connecticut’s unfair housing market leaves families with nowhere to go
Connecticut can allow all renters to be treated equitably by passing the Fair Share Housing Bill.
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The freedom to read: an essential American right
Books are not inherently good or bad; it is the way that they are taught that can highlight a potentially offensive or negative reading.
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Florida’s discrimination has no place in Connecticut
Connecticut is not immune to widespread attempts to discriminate against gay and transgender youth, unless we speak up in their defense.
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Students of color need teachers of color
Students of color shouldn’t have to feel ashamed of who they are and what their culture represents. Hiring non-white teachers can help.
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An SCSU student-athlete speaks on the value of a state-subsidized college
I hope everyone in a position of power understands the great importance of the state’s four-year universities, community colleges, etc., and their benefit to the future workers of Connecticut.
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How many more students will we lose before guns are regulated?
School is supposed to be a place of learning and spending time with friends — not fearing for your life from a mass shooting.
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Social media is bad for your mental health
The negative effects of social media on our health far outweigh the other positives it brings to our lives.
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CT must address the current and future shortage of nurses
Mandating staffing ratios in hospitals is a good first step, but Connecticut needs to address the wider nursing shortage.
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Housing discrimination in CT: abolished or just unreported?
A new bill seeks to give Connecticut renters more power to act when they encounter discrimination.
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A new step for overdose prevention in Connecticut
Connecticut lawmakers have shied away from providing safe injection sites for drug users in this state. They could have been a step forward.
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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.
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The right-wing outrage machine threatens Trinity and other colleges
As a student, it is disappointing and alarming to see our professors under the threat of a situation in which they have to defend their impartiality, tolerance or decency.
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CT students should not have to fear school
There has not been a single year since I was born, where a child did not die in a school building from a shooting.
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It’s time for CT’s Gen Zers to assert their priorities by voting
While it can be said that Gen Z is politically active online, an online presence does not equal a vote.