The change means an increase for substances tested at one of the state’s labs and a decrease at the other, equalizing the two labs.
Legislators approve mold regulation changes for medical marijuana
Posted inCT Viewpoints
ISO-NE: Promoting renewable energy requires hard decisions
The fallacies spread by CLF and others about the ease in which the region can transition are simply not grounded in reality.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Media literacy is as important as math, science and writing
Without a reliable foundation for discovering and vetting news and information, too much of what we read and hear is either infotainment posing as news or, worse, blatantly false.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CSCU Managers and Regents: An embarrassing aroma
No wonder huge numbers of faculty, staff, and students are deeply dismayed by CSCU’s leadership these days. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.
Posted inJustice
Texas school shooting is ‘another Sandy Hook,’ Sen. Chris Murphy says
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut repeatedly asked senators one question Tuesday after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas: “What are we doing?”
Posted inMoney
CT employee unions eyeing arbitration to secure pandemic pay
State employee unions say it’s time for government to compensate frontline workers who risked their lives in the pandemic.
Posted inEvents
REGISTER: CT Mirror’s 2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
CT Mirror Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Pazniokas joins host John Dankosky to recap a busy, election-year legislative session, preview what’s ahead between now and November, and answer your questions.
Posted inStudent Voice
We must close the ‘boyfriend loophole’
Connecticut has strong gun laws, but until the Violence Against Women Act is strengthened by closing the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ women remain at risk.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Letter to Connecticut from Afghanistan: Please do not forget us
As a woman living in Kabul, I am witness to the suffering of thousands of Afghans. Every day we are worried about what new rules the Taliban will set for us.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Can Connecticut solve its food waste problem?
CT Mirror Energy and Environment Reporter Jan Ellen Spiegel talks to host Ebong Udoma about the logistics of food waste, which has faced an absence of state policy and little-to-no coordination.
Posted inEconomic Development
When will you be able to buy recreational marijuana in CT? It’s unclear
Existing medical-use growers and retailers could be the first to offer recreational marijuana in the market, but several hurdles remain.
Posted inPolitics
GOP’s Bob Stefanowski will isolate after positive COVID-19 test
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and will follow protocols for isolation set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inCommunity Editorial Board
How cities can fight back against CT’s unfair property tax rules
Connecticut law disadvantages many cities by requiring them to only raise revenue through property taxes while simultaneously exempting non-profit- and government-owned property.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why I voted yes for Juneteenth Day
My reasoning: America’s founding launched the greatest freedom movement in human history, including the anti-slavery abolitionist movement.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
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.