How ironic that Democrats and Republicans might destroy a minor party in Connecticut, just as we strengthen our name recognition.
Connecticut should not bar the Independent Party’s name
Posted inJustice
Hilary Carpenter nomination for prison ombuds role saved by committee
Lawmakers had previously cast an 8-8 vote against Hilary Carpenter, but on Tuesday advanced the governor’s pick to the full CT legislature.
Posted inHealth
CT officials, advocates condemn Supreme Court abortion pill case
CT leaders and reproductive rights advocates denounced a U.S. Supreme Court case that could curb access to the abortion pill Mifepristone.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Data centers and power
Erica E. Phillips writes about potential data center development in CT and sports betting amid the NCAA March Madness tournament.
Posted inPartner Content
Move to expand CT’s sick day law gets committee approval
Connecticut lawmakers have advanced legislation seeking to expand the state’s paid sick day law to include all employees in the state.
Posted inJustice
CT ‘clean slate law’ full implementation faces another delay
Just three months after announcing plans for full implementation of the 2021 law, CT officials have fallen well short of their promise.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Doctor, heal thyself — by getting the law changed!
When people with mobility disabilities try to access health care, they routinely cannot get essential services. CT needs to change that.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Working together toward a brighter future for CT’s young people
There is both a moral obligation and economic urgency for Connecticut to address its estimated 119,000 disconnected youths.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Would Aquinas prefer Connecticut or Alabama on beginning of life?
Whatever Aquinas and Augustine may have thought about the sanctity of life, they most definitely did not agree with Alabama that life begins at conception.
Posted inGovernment
Passage of government funding bills secures $174M for CT
Congress approved federal funding, formerly known as earmarks, for more than 180 local projects in 70 Connecticut cities and towns.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: What can CT do to curb opioid overdoses for former and current inmates?
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s Katy Golvala to discuss her article written with Jaden Edison on whether opioid settlement funds could help CT’s justice-impacted population.
Posted inHousing
What is ‘Work Live Ride’ and how would it impact housing in CT?
A CT bill known as ‘Work Live Ride’ is designed to encourage more housing near train and bus stations. Here’s what to know about it.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Community colleges in CT are being dismantled
The community college system in Connecticut is being dismantled, with many of the resources that directly help students being reduced or eliminated in order to fund the large unnecessary bureaucracy to run the system.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Ethnic enclaves enable cultural inclusion. Let’s embrace them
We should take advantage of the existence of different ethnic and cultural communities that make our country a true melting pot.
Posted inJustice
Many struggle with addiction during, after incarceration. Will CT use opioid settlement funds to help?
Part of CT’s opioid settlement money could go to addressing the crisis’ effect on incarcerated people, many of whom struggle with addiction.