A bill before the legislature would go a long way toward making contraceptive procedures accessible and painless by mandating insurance coverage for anesthesia during the procedures.
Anesthesia should be covered by insurance for reproductive health procedures
Posted inMoney
What is CT’s Baby Bonds program? Here’s what to know
CT’s Baby Bonds program is a first-of-its kind statewide policy that would set aside funds for kids born into poverty to access as adults.
CT Viewpoints
CT’s lawmakers can’t turn their backs on hungry kids
Being a child at school unable to pay for lunch – but unable to qualify for a free one – is a total failure of our education and political systems.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Is CT’s largest offshore wind project headed for the shoals?
The developer of Park City Wind may be trying to alter its contract with the state. And that’s not the only problem the project faces.
Posted inStudent Voice
The freedom to read: an essential American right
Books are not inherently good or bad; it is the way that they are taught that can highlight a potentially offensive or negative reading.
Posted inHealth
How Connecticut changed during COVID, in 10 charts
The COVID public health emergency is over, three years after it began. How did Connecticut change, and what changes are here to stay?
Posted inTalking Transportation
How to kill a train line
We just added shiny new M8 cars to Shore Line East and increased train frequency on the Waterbury branch… and now they want to cut service?
Posted inPartner Content
New program will help Connecticut homes be more energy efficient. Some say it’s just a start
Income-eligible CT residents who were rejected from insulating their home due to mold or asbestos may have a second chance.
Posted inPartner Content
If this New Haven man was framed, why is he still convicted?
New Haven police allegedly framed him 30 years ago for a murder he didn’t commit, a charge assistant state’s attorneys found to be credible.
Posted inNewsletters
CT Politics: Debate over ‘Latinx’ and BAC limits
Plus, bills to address Connecticut’s “clean slate” law and study pay standards for rideshare drivers advance.
Posted inPolitics
Sandra Slack Glover withdraws as CT Supreme Court nominee
Sandra Slack Glover couldn’t overcome legislative questions about her commitment to upholding CT’s strong reproductive rights laws.
Posted inPartner Content
CT bill to lower legal blood alcohol limit ‘faces long odds,’ supporters say
Lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05% would align CT with dozens of countries and Utah.
CT Viewpoints
SB 5 would protect CT’s domestic violence victims
S.B. 5 takes crucial steps toward making our community a safer place for domestic violence victims.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Advocates searching for any kind of legislative win on environment
The biggest climate bill proposed in CT this year is dead, and a few smaller measures could be the stars of the 2023 legislative session.
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate passes two bills curtailing Freedom of Information Act
Supporters say the exemptions to the FOI Act are necessary to protect public employees and public university researchers from harassment.