Is affirmative action in college admissions legal? Does it unfairly deprive deserving white applicants of being accepted at schools like Harvard or Yale? The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that will decide those related questions in 2023.
So, you want to go to Harvard?
Posted inStudent Voice
Connecticut needs stronger enforcement for affordable housing laws
Connecticut towns that do not submit plans to address affordable housing shortages should face real penalties.
Posted inInvestigations
BEST OF 2022: Overdue fire inspections: Waterbury fatal blazes highlight statewide problem
CT fire marshals say they can’t always meet the requirement that every residence with three or more units be inspected annually.
Posted inPartner Content
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth, according to 2020 CDC data, the most recent available.
Posted inPolitics
BEST OF 2022: Chris Murphy and Connecticut’s gun safety movement get their moment
Sen. Chris Murphy negotiated and shepherded into passage America’s first significant gun safety law in three decades. Then he flew home to celebrate.
Posted inJustice
BEST OF 2022: The problem of cash bail in CT: ‘They just cannot claw their way out’
There are fewer people imprisoned today than in 2008. But the cash bail system can still keep people locked up, unable to buy their way out.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2022: A quarter of Connecticut doctors work for big hospitals. Is that good for patients?
As the health care industry becomes more concentrated, private practices struggle to compete with big systems. Instead, they’re joining them.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Gov. Lamont needs to fund community health the way New York’s governor does
Community health centers in Connecticut also struggle with outdated physical facilities, poor payer mix and salary demands that fail to keep pace with well-resourced healthcare systems.
Posted inStudent Voice
Is there a solution to the healthcare crisis?
With life expectancy, infant mortality and access to care varying widely between towns in Connecticut, it’s time for a comprehensive answer.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sikorsky files challenge to Army’s award of helicopter contract
The appeal comes after the Army awarded the billion-dollar contract to Texas-based Textron Inc.’s Bell to produce the Black Hawk’s successor.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
BEST OF 2022: Efforts to get food out of the waste stream finding more support
A number of projects are underway to solve the food waste problem, which many say is the linchpin to Connecticut’s waste disposal crisis.
Posted inPartner Content
After Yale trials, FDA-approved treatment to delay type 1 diabetes brings hope
A clinical study found the drug postponed the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) among at-risk children and adults for an average of two years.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2022: Long COVID persists, but doctors are working on treatments
With a growing number of people getting long COVID, treatment programs have launched in CT and elsewhere to help people manage the symptoms.
Posted inGovernment
BEST OF 2022: Connecticut municipalities using federal ARPA funds to expand police surveillance tools
The equipment purchases were supported by local leaders, but some residents wondered if the federal funding could be put to better use.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2022: Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up.
CT needs 3,000 new nurses a year, and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them leave the state. Worsening matters is a shortage of instructors.