Work to deploy broadband access and close equity gaps in CT is underway, and new internet pricing transparency rules will soon take effect.
High-speed internet access is expanding in CT. Here’s what to know
CT Viewpoints
Breaking news is breaking our hearts these days
There’s a mass shooting at least once a week now. And deaths from killer tornadoes in the first three months of this year have accounted for three times the fatalities for all of 2022.
Posted inTransportation
CT’s long, winding trip to fix a short stretch of Route 9
CT has wanted to remove two sets of traffic lights on Route 9 in Middletown for years. But DOT is still choosing a design for the project.
Posted inTalking Transportation
A long, awkward, crowded summer ahead for New Canaan commuters
It’s going to be a rough summer for commuters from New Canaan as they cope with Metro-North’s shutdown of all trains on the New Canaan branch.
Posted inPartner Content
Blumenthal and Murphy introduce legislation to stop dangerous gun marketing
The bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to study the dangers of gun marketing and fine distributors that market unfairly.
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Connecticut College faculty say they’ve been shut out of interim president search
A Connecticut College professor said typically the Dean of Faculty serves as interim president, but that’s not what’s happening.
CT Viewpoints
Why the East Hartford police should drop its chaplain program
The separation of state and church demands that law enforcement agencies, when acting in their official capacities, may not proselytize or promote religion.
Posted inPartner Content
Zoning norms slow efforts to cut transportation pollution in Connecticut
To meet its climate goals, Connecticut needs residents to drive less. But local zoning policies prohibiting dense residential development make that hard.
Posted inPolitics
After long debate, CT Senate advances state voting rights act
The CT Senate advanced a landmark bill intended to protect historically disenfranchised communities from discrimination at the ballot box.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Politics
Senate passes bill to reform utility regulation in CT
The bill could strengthen the standing of Marissa P. Gillett as chair of a divided Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
CT Viewpoints
The legislature’s funding of CT’s early voting falls short
It’s clear that state lawmakers need to provide more money so that every citizen has equal access to exercise their right to vote.
CT Viewpoints
Artificial intelligence: Our future to build
The government, the technology sector, and the public have the right and obligation to apply these technologies in ways that amplify the best of our society.
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate absolves those accused of witchcraft
The resolution to absolve those executed for witchcraft passed the CT Senate with just one no vote on Thursday.
Posted inGovernment
With House vote, CT moves to further tighten gun laws
Gun controls demanded by Gov. Ned Lamont and a tougher approach to gun crimes urged by urban mayors won overwhelming passage Thursday.
Posted inPolitics
CT’s welfare safety net is ‘second worst.’ That could change.
Connecticut’s 21-month limit on cash assistance is the second-shortest in the U.S. But a bill would lengthen it and raise income and asset limits.