Gov. Lamont wants to give a $200 tax rebate, but lawmakers from both parties want repeating tax cuts of far more than $200.
Lamont and CT lawmakers disagreeing on tax cuts, so far
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
Posted inHealth
Advocates revive fight to establish overdose prevention centers in CT
The proposed bill continues an effort that nearly gained passage last year, but ultimately ran into opposition from Gov. Ned Lamont.
Posted inHealth
Medicaid caps sought for unionized nursing homes that hire family
Officials want a bill that would limit Medicaid payments for unionized nursing homes whose owners hire family members at inflated salaries.
Posted inHealth
CT legislature’s Reproductive Rights Caucus lays out agenda
Caucus leaders want more funding for Planned Parenthood and safety protections for doctors and patients—things they say are under threat.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of ‘endangerment finding’
The suit challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s determination that revoked a scientific finding central to regulating emissions.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT needs a moratorium on lithium ion batteries for utility scale storage
Legislation being considered would put a moratorium on using lithium ion batteries for BESS (battery energy storage systems). It’s a very good idea.
Posted inStudent Voice
Growing up under the algorithm
Social media isn’t just connecting teens, it’s consuming them, and we need a better policy approach to curb harm.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Don’t widen CT’s lanes. Use tolls and trains
There are only two proven methods to ease highway congestion: you either disincentivize automobile transportation or you incentivize its alternatives, and ideally you do both.
Posted inJustice
To recruit first responders, CT weighs tuition, mortgage assistance
Under Lamont’s bill, CT would waive tuition at public colleges and universities and offer mortgage assistance for police and firefighters.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT restaurant association rebrands as voice of hospitality industry
The Connecticut Restaurant Association is rebranding itself as an advocate for the broader $21 billion hospitality industry.