This legislative session presents us with a unique opportunity to rectify the inequity existing throughout Connecticut schools.
We can do more to address the inequity existing in CT schools
Posted inPolitics
House passes bill to bring early voting to Connecticut
One of four states not allowing early in-person voting, CT can make the change only since November’s passage of a constitutional amendment.
Posted inData
CHART: What do CT voters think is the state’s most important problem?
According to a Wesleyan poll, pocketbook concerns ranked highest when voters were asked to select the most important problem facing CT.
Posted inData
CHART: How do CT voters feel about Lamont, Biden?
According to a Wesleyan poll, 60 percent of CT voters say they approve of Gov. Ned Lamont’s performance. Joe Biden didn’t fare as well.
Posted inPartner Content
Clarence Thomas had a child in private school. Harlan Crow paid the tuition.
In 2008, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sent his grandnephew to private school. GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s company paid for it.
Posted inEspañol
Cómo las universidades de CT podrían responder a los déficits presupuestarios
En respuesta a los déficits presupuestarios propuestos, el Sistema de Colegios y Universidades del Estado de Connecticut preparó un plan de mitigación para la Junta de Regentes de Educación Superior, que supervisa el sistema.
CT Viewpoints
‘Work Live Ride’ bill is really ‘Build Big & Lease’
The bill’s sole focus and the essence for a town’s compliance is to submit to the onerous housing density metric that it unilaterally imposes.
CT Viewpoints
Trans athletes aren’t the problem. Sports culture is
The real issue here is that school athletics have become so important that they can make or break a kid’s future schooling and even career.
CT Viewpoints
Extend college funding for CT’s foster youth
Foster children often lack access to higher education due to financial constraints. That’s why it’s imperative they receive college funding until the age of 28.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont renews commitment to CT budget caps, tax relief
With final negotiations on the next CT state budget about to begin, Gov. Ned Lamont doubled down on his positions in a CT Mirror forum Wednesday.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: Gov. Ned Lamont in conversation with Mark Pazniokas
Gov. Ned Lamont joins CT Mirror Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Pazniokas for a wide-ranging conversation about the next state budget and more.
Posted inJustice
Judge nominees who opposed 2011 anti-discrimination bill get Senate OK
The Senate approved former Sens. Paul Doyle, a Democrat, and Jason Welch, a Republican, to serve as Superior Court judges, moving their nominations to the House for another vote.
Posted inEducation
Former Stone Academy nursing students to file class action lawsuit
Eight former Stone Academy students will file a lawsuit representing hundreds of people left in the lurch when the school abruptly closed.
Posted inGovernment
CT cities and towns could save millions under new pension reforms
Comptroller Sean Scanlon’s plan drew praise from legislative leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont. The municipal pension fund is used by 107 CT towns.
Posted inPartner Content
Vermont makes aid-in-dying care available to nonresidents
An adult with a terminal illness living outside of Vermont can now consult with a Vermont physician about receiving a drug to hasten death.