There are steps Connecticut can take this year to address immediate housing concerns while laying the groundwork for more ambitious proposals.
To solve Connecticut’s housing crisis, start by taking these steps
CT librarians push bill that would expand e-book, audiobook access
CT librarians said the licensing process limits how many e-books libraries can afford. Others said the law protects authors’ livelihoods.
CT reentry centers ask: Where is the money from prison closures?
CT’s Reentry Welcome Centers — places where people released from prison can get support — are losing funding even though prisons are closing.
More taxpayer money benefits pro sports owners amid ‘stadium construction wave’
Leaders continue to shower tax revenues on new stadiums and arenas. But research shows taxpayers don’t see a positive return on investment.
Childhood doesn’t stop at 16, so CT should expand HUSKY for all immigrant children
The teenage years are when peer pressures, complex body awareness concerns, and academic challenges emerge that require medical care and intervention so that children can thrive.
No, Justice Roberts, it’s definitely not textualism
Since the state of Colorado went up against SCOTUS in the matter of the 14th amendment and Donald Trump’s eligibility for office, I am haunted by what didn’t get said.
For youth, CT’s ‘Quiet Corner’ is becoming the ‘Forgotten Corner’
Young people from northeastern CT are more likely to become disconnected from school, work and job training than youth in other parts of CT.
CT higher ed students, faculty plead for funding boost at hearing
Gov. Lamont has remained adamant that higher education systems should have been preparing to live without the expiring COVID relief funds.
Eviction reform debate evokes deeper questions
A public hearing on housing revealed the underlying debate about whether to prioritize housing as a necessity or as a business opportunity.
CT’s child advocate issues new report on opioid death of baby
Another CT child’s death from opioids highlights the extent of the opioid crisis but also points to systemic issues in DCF, a report says.
Without bond funding, CTNext lays off staff, winds down operations
For nearly three years, one of CT’s marquee organizations supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, CTNext, hasn’t received bond funding.
What the 6-year-old who integrated schools taught me about teaching
If Bridges learned at school that her skin color was the object of hate, surely playgrounds of the present can be used to teach that difference is the object of love.
On aging, maybe America needs to grow up
As two men near 80 compete for the U.S. presidency, we might contemplate our nation’s compulsive negative perceptions of older Americans’ competency, abilities and skills.
Report: CT Medicaid underpays many health care providers
CT’s Medicaid program pays providers less for specialist physician and behavioral health services compared to peer states, a report says.
PODCAST: New CT kindergarten law has left parents, school districts scrambling
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s Jessika Harkay to discuss her story on how parents and districts are responding to CT’s new kindergarten age.
