Performing arts leaders are pushing lawmakers to approve a tax break for traveling theater productions that choose to “tech” in Connecticut.
CT theaters want tax credit to lure Broadway pre-tour production
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Chris Rock and Will Smith can afford selective outrage. The rest of us can’t.
As the adults, both regular and superstar, we have to show up for our kids so that, together, we can learn and practice simple ways to cope with our emotions.
CT Viewpoints
It is time for meaningful traffic stop reform in Connecticut
Traffic enforcement of low-level offenses means that limited police resources are going toward ineffective strategies which could be better spent on what does work to prevent fatalities on our roadways.
Posted inJustice
CT bill would limit ‘deceptive’ police tactics on minors
The proposed bill would protect minors from a false admission of guilt due to ‘deceptive or coercive’ tactics by police.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT could see major boost from nuclear submarine deal
Australia would acquire up to five Virginia-class subs built in part by Electric Boat in CT, but challenges remain to meet the demand.
Posted inHealth
Survey: CT’s non-white residents are less happy and healthy
DataHaven’s Community Wellbeing Survey shows people in CT urban areas are broadly less satisfied with their communities.
Posted inHealth
Legislators question Lamont’s approach to cutting health costs
Gov. Lamont’s proposal to control prescription drug and hospital costs could cost hospitals hundreds of millions in lost revenue.
Posted inPartner Content
Feds move to curb health care delays caused by prior authorization
Patients and doctors are increasingly frustrated by prior authorization, a common tool whose use by insurers has exploded in recent years.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
What does CT do with its trash? State is at a crossroads
CT has been shipping 860,000 tons of trash out-of-state annually ever since a Hartford trash-to-energy plant closed. Here’s what’s going on.
Posted inCommunity Editorial Board
Kai Belton’s election preserves Q Williams’ legacy
It’s deeply complex that Kai’s very significant win is coated in so much loss. We can’t let that truth lessen the importance of this historic moment.
CT Viewpoints
HUD’s low standards are the real problem at Branford Manor
Even with these changes, there’s more work to do for Branford Manor residents and so many others in our country that rely on support from HUD to access safe and affordable housing.
CT Viewpoints
The Clean Slate bill must be enforced to end injustice in CT
Black individuals are also almost nine times more likely to be incarcerated than white individuals.
Posted inInvestigations
This CT town might buy first selectwoman’s family’s land for new school
Questions of ethics and conflicts are swirling around a proposal to buy land owned by the mother-in-law of Willington’s first selectwoman.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Yet another I-95 study, fixing nothing
The latest example of wasting money: a $7 million, three-year traffic study of I-95, the fifth such study in 20 years.
Branded Storytelling
CT progressives channel Rush Limbaugh
Homeowners in Connecticut are looking down the barrel of potentially the largest property tax increases in history.