Under the increasing influence of social media, artificial intelligence, and unfiltered political propaganda, America seems to be losing its identity.
America’s national dementia
Posted inPolitics
Earmarks scandal fuels election-year call for reforms from CT GOP
CT Republicans came back Thursday with a renewed effort to brand Democrats as indifferent to malfeasance. This year, they had fresh material.
Posted inJustice
Advocates push for protections against sexual abuse in prison
Lawmakers are weighing a bill proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont to codify provisions of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act into state law.
Posted inHealth
Training mandates mulled for homemaker companion workers
Under the proposal, new employees at homemaker companion companies in CT would have to complete 10 hours of training on a variety of topics.
Posted inPolitics
Murphy, Larson, Himes to skip State of the Union address for rally
At least three Connecticut lawmakers will attend a counter rally to be held on the National Mall the same night as the State of the Union.
Posted inEconomic Development
Report: CT’s Black businesses need support to thrive and grow
The first ‘State of Black Business’ found that navigating CT’s business support network and securing funding can be overly complicated.
Posted inMoney
Lamont and CT lawmakers disagreeing on tax cuts, so far
Gov. Lamont wants to give a $200 tax rebate, but lawmakers from both parties want repeating tax cuts of far more than $200.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
CT exhibition showcases artwork of people in prison
This year, 161 artists, all of whom are incarcerated, submitted more than 600 pieces for the annual exhibition of the Prison Arts Program.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A phone-free school made students safer
The research is increasingly clear: the damage these devices cause to children’s social-emotional and academic development far outweighs any perceived benefit.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s cost of living is breaking the middle class
Connecticut has become extraordinarily expensive for working and middle-class families.
Posted inStudent Voice
Expensive but necessary: GLP-1s
My father’s story shows that drugs to combat obesity should not be seen as a luxury, but a medical necessity.
Posted inPolitics
CT faith leaders hold prayer gathering, urge ICE agents to ‘repent’
On a rainy Ash Wednesday, Christian and Jewish clergy gathered to pray and call on ICE agents to end violent tactics, follow their conscience