Los legisladores y la administración de Lamont intentarán negociar un plan de presupuesto bienal final, antes del 7 de junio.
¿Cómo se compara el presupuesto de Lamont con el de la Legislatura?
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Building emissions are the climate change contributor you hadn’t heard of – until now
Building emissions are CT’s second-largest category of greenhouse gas emissions — and they’re growing. Is the state addressing them?
CT Viewpoints
A 1% cost-of-living raise is an insult to CT care providers
Our staff are the backbone of our services. Why are they being paid like it’s 2007?
CT Viewpoints
Make the most frequent flyers pay more to decarbonize
Like the car industry, the aviation industry must now face the music of decarbonization.
CT Viewpoints
Real madness: Being told to accept injustice in CT’s mental health system
The difference between a peculiarity and an illness is a matter of severity. Mental illness is a broad definition.
Posted inJustice, Politics
House confirms Carleton Giles to Board of Pardons and Paroles
Carleton Giles, who oversaw a jump in prison sentence commutations as Board of Pardons and Paroles chair, will return as a board member.
Posted inEducation
Killingly approves contract for mental health center in schools
Last year a complaint was filed with the state about the Killingly board of education’s previous decision to not add mental health services.
Posted inEducation
Local leaders launch ad campaign to support more school funding
Local leaders are teaming up to pressure Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly to boost funding to the state’s public education system.
Posted inEducation
Stone Academy students share their stories after closure: ‘We’re not OK’
Months after Stone Academy’s closure, hundreds of students who were hoping to become licensed practical nurses are stuck in limbo. Here are some of their stories.
Posted inMoney, Politics
CT budget battle heats up as Lamont offers rosy financial picture
After the Lamont administration painted an overly rosy image of state funding, stakeholders want Lamont to have a reality check of his own.
CT Viewpoints
CT judicial nominations need more sunlight
Empirical studies have shown that judges’ backgrounds have an impact on how they approach the law and—more importantly—the outcomes for the people that appear before them.
CT Viewpoints
Higher education in CT is in peril
If this legislature cuts the budget of CSCU, it is falling in step with the change over the last 50 years that has reduced social mobility and solidified the great social and economic realities that separate us.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Unanimous PURA vote on utility rates belies rifts among regulators
Deep divisions among PURA commissioners could become a political headache for Gov. Ned Lamont.
Posted inHealth
Yale New Haven Health presents case for acquisition of three CT hospitals
The CT Office of Health Strategy held a public hearing for Yale’s application to acquire Waterbury, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals.
Posted inGovernment
CT’s senators differ on social media protections for children
Sen. Chris Murphy supports barring children under 13 from social media. But Sen. Richard Blumenthal believes age limits are hard to enforce.