‘Rats’ purposely avoid public participation and are one of the biggest affronts to democracy in our state.
Connecticut’s rat infestation
Posted inHousing
There are fewer houses for sale in CT. Here’s why.
Many are struggling to buy a home in Connecticut as supply dwindles. Others are hesitant to move because of high interest rates.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal urges funding for Ukraine during trip as GOP candidates split over aid
The CT senator has been pleased by bipartisan support for aid to Ukraine. But some GOP presidential candidates are skeptical of giving more.
Posted inGovernment
CT National Guard searching for new members
CT officials have launched a program to increase the number of people joining the National Guard after a nearly 50-year low.
Posted inMoney
Senate leader supports 5-year phase-in for CT child tax credit
A CT child tax credit has a better chance of becoming real now that CT’s highest-ranking state senator offered an alternate route this week.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Marching to stop new fossil fuel projects
We need to end fossil fuels to keep rising sea levels from washing over our Connecticut shoreline, to keep heat waves and flooding due to heavy rainfall from getting even worse…,
Posted inJustice
State police union: Dozens exonerated in ticketing scandal
CT state police union officials say 20% of troopers accused of submitting false ticket data or underreporting tickets have been exonerated.
Posted inJustice
Advocates urge more professional diversity in judicial nominees
The Connecticut Pro-People Judiciary Coalition released a list of candidates they hope Gov. Ned Lamont will consider for future nominations.
Posted inHealth
Advocates laud ‘radical change’ in children’s mental health care
Four new Urgent Crisis Centers in Connecticut aim to get children in crisis connected quickly with care and avoid long waiting lists.
Posted inData
Most accidental drug intoxication deaths in CT involve an opioid
CT’s death toll from the opioid epidemic has continued to rise in recent years, fed by an increasingly lethal supply of illicit narcotics.
CT Viewpoints
CT must chart a path to affordable health care
We cannot continue down the path of allowing health care costs to increase out of proportion to household income.
Posted inJustice
Prioritizing reentry from prison will boost CT’s economy, report says
A new report recommends that Connecticut implement policies to help people leaving incarceration fill the void caused by the workforce shortage.
Posted inJustice
Upset with contract offer, Yale police union hands out ‘fear-mongering’ flyers
New Haven police and city leaders denounced fliers distributed by Yale’s police union warning incoming students of crime in the city.
Posted inGovernment
Courtney: Protect Coast Guard cadets who report sexual assaults
The Coast Guard Academy doesn’t offer the same protections to cadets reporting sexual assault as other military schools. A bill would change that.
Posted inData
How much opioid settlement money is my CT town estimated to get?
CT towns are estimated to receive over $78 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s how much your town is predicted to get.