CT employers say their workers can’t afford housing, but private sector investment — spurred by tax incentives — could help fix that.
CT weighs tax breaks for businesses that help fund new housing
CT Viewpoints
The human cost of the SEIU 1199 strike
CT legislature should pass a budget that provides a worthy cost-of-living adjustment to group home workers and staff
CT Viewpoints
Police chaplains offer needed support
While the separation of church and state is important, police chaplains offer a necessary support service to Connecticut officers.
Posted inStudent Voice
Don’t neglect support for the arts in CT public schools
CT should ensure students have the opportunity to indulge in the arts by funding humanities programs.
CT Viewpoints
Graduation: Just load the refrigerator
Nowadays in our celebrations, we navigate carefully around politics, gender issues, reproductive rights, mass shootings and more.
Posted inEducation
Newtown school board votes 5-0 to keep books after challenges
The Newtown board’s decision to keep the books ‘Flamer’ and ‘Blankets’ at the high school’s library comes one day after two members resigned.
Posted inEducation
Two major education bills get first passage in CT House, Senate
CT lawmakers passed two education omnibus bills on Thursday, less than a week before the end of the CT legislative session.
Posted inMoney
Protesters arrested as Lamont, lawmakers strike CT budget deal
With a budget centered on middle-class tax relief largely finalized Thursday, protesters were still demanding more spending on wages.
Posted inEducation
Newtown is weighing a book ban. It’s not the only CT town to do so
A debate in Newtown over whether to remove two largely-unread books from the high school library took an abrupt turn this week.
Posted inPolitics
CT Mirror’s 2023 Bill Tracker
The Connecticut Mirror’s 2023 legislation tracker is a tool to help you, our readers, track certain bills as they work their way through the legislative process.
Posted inGovernment
CT Democrats split over debt ceiling vote amid GOP cuts
CT’s congressional delegation was divided over the debt limit bill, but all of them bemoaned Republicans’ push for spending cuts.
CT Viewpoints
Creating opportunities for youth: The promise of Work, Live, Ride
Connecticut’s Work Live Ride bill helps solve our inability to zone for a growing population and a changing economy and climate.
CT Viewpoints
Transitioning to an electric bus fleet needs a more measured approach
Connecticut is not yet ready to make a complete transition to electric buses. A more measured approach is required to do the transition safely and successfully.
Posted inStudent Voice
Drug offenders in Connecticut face unequal access to treatment
Most defendants in New York who need help for substance-use disorder can avail themselves of treatment courts. Why is Connecticut far behind?
CT Viewpoints
I’m a nurse practitioner: Connecticut is failing my immigrant patients
Connecticut should extend HUSKY Health eligibility to more income-eligible residents, regardless of immigration status.