Trump plans to link transportation funding to policies on masks, vaccines and immigration enforcement, as well as marriage and birth rates.
Trump ties transportation funding to immigration compliance
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Eversource, UI sue PURA, alleging leader overstepped authority
The lawsuit escalated a long-running feud between PURA Chairwoman Marissa Gillett and CT utilities Eversource and United Illuminating.
Posted inGovernment
Trump orders shutter DEI programs at Coast Guard, academy
The New London academy had prioritized diversity, equity and inclusion as part of the Coast Guard’s recruitment and retention efforts.
Posted inEspañol
Demanda contra Stone Academy: Qué hay que saber sobre el acuerdo de conciliación
El tribunal ha aprobado preliminarmente un acuerdo que distribuiría $5 millones a los estudiantes que quedaron en el limbo tras el cierre.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
An affordable and opportunity-rich Connecticut needs more homes
In a legislative session that’s likely to be dominated by fiscal guardrails and budgets, zoning reform is free and can unlock a dynamic, growing Connecticut.
Posted inInvestigations
Legislators to push for reform on long-term care insurance
Following a CT Mirror investigation into skyrocketing long-term care insurance prices, lawmakers said more protections are urgently needed.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
New bills are a good start on reforming CT special education
New education bills must address the severe shortage of certified special education personnel.
Posted inGovernment
Trump rescinds federal grant pause; CT Democrats are ‘galvanized’
Wednesday’s reversal created both temporary relief and additional confusion. CT Democrats characterized it as a small, incremental victory.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
For lawmakers in CT, lowering electricity costs is complicated
Officials must confront at least one obstacle they cannot change: CT’s location within one of the nation’s most expensive electric markets.
Posted inGovernment
Lawmakers call for more than 10x boost to food bank funding in CT
The Connecticut Nutrition Assistance Program currently gets $850K per year from the state, a much lower amount than neighboring states spend.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Republican aid freeze jeopardizes core needs
For Republicans, maybe the point is to deny children education and food or to block advances in cancer research. Maybe the cruelty is the point.
Posted inPartner Content
CT’s Operation Fuel flooded with requests for assistance as resources decrease
Operation Fuel received more than 400 requests for energy assistance within the first four hours. But while demand is up, funding is down.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Seeking solidarity in Crazyville
We’re going to need everyone’s kindness, talent, courage, and boundless will to help to get us out of the dark, uncaring period to come.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Bring on a U.S. Constitutional convention
A constitutional convention would present an opportunity to enshrine in the Constitution the tenets, morals, and ethics of a kinder and fairer society and government.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Climate inaction is fueling youth anxiety
The Connecticut General Assembly has failed to pass any meaningful climate legislation the past two years,