Parents of students with disabilities spend hours preparing for meetings with school leaders. Still, they say, they’re often belittled and ignored.
For CT parents, special ed meetings with schools are ‘a battlefield’
Posted inTalking Transportation
CDOT hustle and the hero trucker of I-95
Kudos to the Connecticut Department of Transportation for their amazing work last week cleaning up from the fiery truck crash in Norwalk which closed I-95 causing countless hours of delays.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats nominate a ‘joyful’ Chris Murphy to third term
At the CT convention, Murphy sounded like a politician who has settled on a political home and role — the bipartisan dealmaker.
Posted inHealth
CT bills to expand insurance coverage for fertility care unsuccessful
Two bills aimed at expanding fertility access for those on Medicaid, LGBTQ+ families and would-be single parents died in committee.
Posted inEducation
CT passes K-12 education bills aimed at improving teaching environment
Educators hope the passage of two education bills will push schools a few steps closer to a more sustainable teaching environment.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT forests taking more CO2 out of the air than residences produce
Natural and working lands in CT removed a net 6.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from the atmosphere in 2021.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT legislature ends session with no major climate change action – again
Though a few environment bills passed, major legislation concerning greenhouse gas emissions and resiliency against climate change failed.
Posted inStudent Voice
The collapse in youth support for Israel should be a reckoning for America
Student protests are sweeping the country, and polls show most young people disapprove of Israel’s actions in Gaza. Politicians: take notice.
Posted inStudent Voice
Jennifer Dulos case highlights importance of watching media diet
Sensationalized coverage, like comparing Jennifer Dulos’ disappearance to the plot of Gone Girl, causes real harm. But we can opt out of it.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont to veto bill providing state aid to strikers
Gov. Ned Lamont plans to veto a CT AFL-CIO priority bill that would have created a $3 million state fund to assist striking workers.
Posted inJustice
Lamont commits to new plan for choosing CT prison ombuds, without law
The plan, which Gov. Ned Lamont committed to, offers a conclusion to months of disputes over his earlier selection of Hilary Carpenter.
Posted inPolitics
How one sentence relaxed CT school construction bidding rules
CT had banned construction managers from bidding on school building projects they oversee. Now it’s OK again
Posted inPolitics
Bridgeport’s Sen. Marilyn Moore says she won’t seek reelection
Moore, who pushed for a $15 minimum wage and advocated on housing issues, said she will not seek reelection after 10 years in the Senate.
Posted inHealth
CT bill on providing reproductive care info at religious hospitals dies
The bill would have protected CT physicians at religiously affiliated hospitals who provide counseling or referrals on reproductive care.
Posted inHousing
CT bonding bill included single stairway building code change
A housing measure tucked into the CT bonding package would change state building code, allowing certain homes to have a single exit stairway.