The bill promises to transform early childhood care and education for generations by eventually allowing free access for qualifying families.
Transformative CT early childhood education bill gets full passage
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P.R. Lockhart joins CT Mirror as new economic development reporter
Lockhart will cover the state economy, including how businesses interface with, and are affected by, state and federal policy.
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There is no difference between Black feminism and DEI
People think DEI is about race and feminism is about gender. But intersectionality can be found embedded into both.
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What Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ could mean for CT residents
Republicans are trying to pass a bill in Congress that would extend tax breaks and make cuts to safety net programs. Here’s what to know.
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The moral — not fiscal –crisis in Connecticut
Connecticut’s crisis is no longer fiscal. It is moral. The Democratic governor of our state should address and combat extreme concentration of wealth, not embody and enable it.
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Will CT towns mirror San Francisco’s fate?
CT’s H.B. 7033 risks turning parks into squatter camps, diminishing property values, safety, and civic pride.
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CT needs new solutions to keep heating bills in check
Legislators should issue a practical directive to PURA to open a gas system study as a first step to ensure that Connecticut homes get the most cost-effective and reliable energy solutions.
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Supporting specialized care as the clock winds down
After years of flat funding, we are hopeful that a modest Medicaid rate increase for chronic disease hospitals will be preserved in the final state budget.
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A delicate dance: Maneuvering around CT’s budget cap
CT’s options to adhere strictly to the spending cap are limited by dysfunctions that have plagued the mechanism through its 34-year history.
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As CT legislature enters final stretch, Lamont makes a surprise visit
CT lawmakers have until Wednesday night to adopt a biennial budget and vote on a bipartisan energy deal, among other tasks.
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Connecticut’s Hidden Crisis: Reinvesting Fiscal Surplus to Support Direct Service Providers and Nonprofits
Connecticut boasts a historic budget surplus, yet the caregivers supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remain trapped in poverty. It’s time for economic justice—now.
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Out-of-state license plates are costing CT towns big money
Connecticut cars registered out of state are costing municipalities millions in property taxes each year. No one is trying to collect it.
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CT lawmakers scrap child tax credit for middle class — again
As session nears closing day, lawmakers negotiate $200 tax break for working poor with kids, but scrap middle class child tax credit
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A chance for CT to unite and invest, not divide and cut
The state is sitting on a projected $2.3 billion surplus. We reject the idea that there’s only so much to go around—especially when the numbers show otherwise.
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H.B. 5002, Democrats’ housing bill, gets final passage, heads to Lamont
The CT Senate passed the most significant piece of housing legislation to emerge in years after hours of debate.