CT’s already regressive tax system hit the poorest hard during the coronavirus pandemic’s first year, according to a new tax fairness study.
Pandemic put tax burden on CT’s poorest, report shows
Posted inHealth
CT Mirror journalists receive national award for elder care series
CT Mirror reporters Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso won the National Press Foundation’s AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Let’s protect Connecticut’s elections from foreign influence
Foreign intelligence threats and nefarious use of the internet are a serious, clear and present danger to elections in Connecticut and nationwide.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Amid potential budget cuts, should UConn be spending this much on athletics?
The flip side of funding is spending choices, and when the three highest paid CT employees are UConn coaches, one must question leadership’s priorities.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Eversource seeks 19% rate hike on CL&P customers
Eversource wants $784M to recover CT’s imposed costs and says the mandate to pay favorable rates for Millstone power cost it $605M.
Posted inEspañol
¿Cuáles son las “barreras fiscales” de CT? Las resumimos aquí
Las “barreras fiscales” han ayudado a CT a generar una serie de superávits, una reserva y a pagar miles de millones en deuda de pensiones.
Posted inHousing
CT advocates push for just cause evictions, transit-oriented housing
Advocates want to extend a law that prohibits no-fault evictions to all renters and to increase housing density near public transit hubs.
Posted inGovernment
Blumenthal tweaks Kids Online Safety Act to ease concerns
KOSA is building more momentum in the U.S. Senate and among some LGBTQ+ rights groups. But others remain critical and want more changes.
Posted inEducation
Advocates: Proposed budget would hit CT students of color hardest
Students of color and the districts that traditionally teach the majority of them would feel the brunt of proposed cuts, stakeholders said.
Posted inPartner Content
Sewer infrastructure bill would incentivize affordable housing for impoverished CT communities
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would improve sewer systems in Connecticut communities where the poverty rate is less than 20%.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
CT family’s open adoption: One example of a growing movement
Open adoption, which lets a child’s biological parents visit or get information about them, is growing in CT. Here’s one family’s story.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Election reform not a priority for CT’s governor or legislature
There are many reasons why the governor and most Bridgeport state lawmakers would like to forget the mayoral ballot scandal and not address election reform in the upcoming legislative session.
Posted inPolitics
CT Republicans to seek laws regarding trans students, athletes
The bills would require schools to notify parents if children start using new pronouns and would require athletes to compete with their birth gender.
Posted inEducation
Lamont’s child care overhaul plan gets plenty of pushback
The $43.4 million child care plan could come at the expense of K-12 funding — and doesn’t go as far as a Blue Ribbon Panel had recommended.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT lawmakers, Lamont add $17 million to winter heating assistance
The CT General Assembly voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize an extra $17 million to bolster energy assistance programs.