Participating in sports improves your mental health and strengthens relationships. All kids should have a chance at being part of a team.
Sports are good for your mental health
Posted inHealth
CT could play outsized role in Trump political battle over raw milk
CT is one of the easiest states in which to buy raw milk, which many experts say offers no health benefits and can be dangerous to consume.
Posted inTalking Transportation
When ‘other people’s money’ is actually yours
A few examples from the news highlight Connecticut government’s cavalier attitude toward the use of “other peoples’ money.”
Posted inGovernment
Social Security Fairness Act passes Senate, set to become law
The bill, which heads to President Biden’s desk, repeals provisions that reduce benefits for thousands of public services workers in CT.
Posted inGovernment
CT to secure farm relief, disaster aid in year-end spending bill
With a shutdown looming, the U.S. House passed a government funding bill after Donald Trump and Elon Musk scuttled the original compromise.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT bails on offshore wind, chooses solar projects instead
DEEP said CT would not buy into an offshore wind solicitation with Massachusetts and Rhode Island — but would pursue solar projects.
Posted inStudent Voice
Elder abuse is shockingly prevalent
We must implement better staffing and more support at nursing homes, to ensure residents get the care they deserve.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
How far are you from a Connecticut Christmas scene?
At least 22 Christmas-themed movies have been filmed in CT, supported in part by a film tax credit. Here’s a map of their filming locations.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT’s sugar kelp farmers are navigating their way into new markets
CT’s kelp industry grows the seaweed primarily for food, but farmers say it could have a wide range of applications they’re eager to support.
Posted inStudent Voice
What Connecticut’s prison newspapers can teach us
Connecticut’s prisons used to have a thriving culture of writing and publishing. It’s a legacy that should not be forgotten.
Posted inStudent Voice
Women are overlooked in medical studies
Medical science has long considered men’s bodies the “norm” and women remain underrepresented in medical trials.
Posted inEconomic Development
New London State Pier construction fixes likely to cost millions
Correcting the construction errors is expected to cost at least several million dollars and take until 2027. Who will pay for it is unclear.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont cheers success of paid family and medical leave
The same advocates applauding Lamont for the family leave program will soon lobby him to reconsider his resistance to CT’s spending limits.
Posted inEducation
GOP lawmakers seek state accountability for graduate who can’t read
In multiple letters to the education commissioner, state Senate leaders requested funding records and asked how the Hartford public schools system failed to serve Aleysha Ortiz.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: “This Could Work” with André Swanston
Erica E. Phillips’ conversation with entrepreneur André Swanston, who sold his data company for nine figures, in the first of our four part-interview series with CT entrepreneurs.