In the latest issue, Erica E. Phillips writes about the labor movement brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Balance: Unions talk organizing in CT
Posted inPolitics
As polls close in CT, candidates await results
CT turnout hit 37% by 6 p.m. with 122 towns reporting, according to unofficial numbers from the Secretary of the State’s office.
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Election 2022: Everything Connecticut residents need to know before voting this year
How do I register to vote? Where is my polling location? Can I vote absentee? Your questions about CT’s 2022 election, answered.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Support nurses and safe staffing ratios
S. 1567 is a bill introduced to the U.S. Senate proposing the establishment of safe nurse-to-patient staffing regulation for hospitals.
Posted inStudent Voice
Travelers Insurance, protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!
A wild frontier cannot sustain the industrial scale disturbance that oil drilling would bring;
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Lamont confident in CT elections; Stefanowski questions process
A Facebook ad asking CT voters to be patient after polls close because of heavy voting led to a back-and-forth with Republican leadership.
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In CT, more unaffiliated voters and absentee ballots than in 2018
Compared to 2018, CT has gained active registered voters, especially unaffiliated. Voters have also cast more absentee ballots.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Republicans look to boost control of Connecticut General Assembly
CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas talks about his story on Republicans’ hopes to boost their influence in the Connecticut General Assembly.
Posted inMoney
CT employee overtime costs rise again; Total payroll still shrinking
State employee unions have argued for much of the past two years that public-sector staffing has reached a crisis point.
Posted inPartner Content
Thousands of votes won’t count due to minor absentee ballot errors
Thousands will lose their right to vote in this year’s midterm elections over mistakes like forgetting a signature or writing the wrong date.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
How we must respond to America’s time of crisis
If we look at our national landscape, we must acknowledge that America is on the precipice of becoming a very different country. Yes, America is in a state of crisis.
Posted inPolitics
In the 5th District and across CT, candidates make a final push
Jahana Hayes, George Logan and other candidates fanned out across CT Sunday ahead of an election that could have national significance.
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GOP hopes to weaken Democratic hold on CT General Assembly
On Tuesday, the results in 187 General Assembly contests will provide a more granular snapshot of Connecticut’s evolving political identity.
Posted inTalking Transportation
The slow walk of the Walk Bridge replacement
Imagine replacing the George Washington Bridge, in-place, while handling thousands of cars and trucks each day. The railroad equivalent of that is still underway in South Norwalk, replacing what’s known as the Walk Bridge.
Posted inPartner Content
The unknown puts offspring at risk of sickle cell disease
Most CT residents who carry a trait for sickle cell disease don’t know it, resulting in them risking having a child born with the illness.