Work will soon commence on a 15-year plan to upgrade rails along the Northeast corridor. The plan will invest $175 billion in improving rails.
Faster trains, new stations part of 15-year Northeast passenger rail revamp
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT’s ‘groundhogs’ predictions are among the nation’s most accurate
Chuckles, CT’s official groundhog, is among the nation’s most accurate in its predictions. Punxsutawney Phil, not so much.
Posted inPolitics
Universal paid sick days a top priority for labor, Democratic leaders
The strength of labor and the political left in CT will be tested this year as a coalition seeks to expand the mandate on paid sick days.
Posted inEducation
CT seeks to fund teachers’ project proposals with $4M investment
The CT Department of Education wants to give thousands of educators the opportunity to pursue projects, with the cost of supplies covered.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
App stores need a parental consent feature for social media apps
The time has come for federal lawmakers to take proactive steps that enable parents to protect their kids from a harmful online experience.
Posted inJustice
Report: CT State Police fake ticket scandal was ‘limited’
Despite failures by CT State Police to follow the racial profiling law, the scope of intentionally falsified data was limited, a report says.
Posted inHousing
Thousands of CT residents wait years for housing vouchers, officials say
CT last opened waiting lists for rental assistance and Section 8 programs for a few weeks in 2007. Some applicants are still waiting.
Posted inMoney
House GOP wants constitutional amendment to protect guardrails
The GOP also wants a deduction for households with children and a cut in the tax that supports the Paid Family and Medical Leave program.
Posted inPolitics
In CT’s 5th District rematch, Hayes has fundraising lead
George Logan raised more money than U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes in the final months of 2023, but the congresswoman still holds a cash advantage.
Posted inMoney
CT businesses to lawmakers: Don’t touch ‘fiscal guardrails’
The CT Business and Industry Association argued that spending and borrowing caps have helped encourage businesses to make investments in CT.
Posted inPartner Content
‘Historic’ federal funding issued to help plant trees in CT’s cities, combat climate change
Connecticut has launched a $2 million Urban Forest Equity Grant program to improve the tree canopy in disadvantaged communities.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
What CT could learn from other states’ climate change policies
There could be lessons for CT in the region and beyond for innovative ways to tackle climate change from energy and emissions standpoints.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Some necessary perspective on urban development in CT
Using a proposed soccer stadium in Bridgeport as a springboard to drag entire cities and their current dwellers through the mud is insulting.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
As climate disasters become more frequent, insurance companies are abandoning us
As CT and the Northeast get battered by another storm, more climate-vulnerable areas are being abandoned by insurance companies.
Posted inGovernment
CT families could see some relief as bill with child tax credit passes
The federal child tax credit received a modest boost in the bill but falls short of the 2021 expansion, disappointing Democrats.