The bill passed over the concerns of Republicans who said it didn’t go far enough and Democrats who worried it would harm children of color.
CT House passes juvenile crime bill
Posted inHealth
Bill focusing on mental health supports for kids clears Senate
The bill would bolster school mental health programs, increase wages for child care workers and create a minority teacher scholarship fund.
Posted inGovernment
Data privacy bill wins final approval in Connecticut House
Connecticut will offer consumers new data privacy protections after final passage of a complicated bill by the House.
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Sen. Matt Lesser enters crowded race for secretary of the state
Eight days before the Democratic convention, Sen. Matt Lesser of Middletown entered the race for the nomination to succeed Denise Merrill.
Posted inStudent Voice
Current mental health proposals fail to boost vital community services
Connecticut legislators are rightly prioritizing children’s mental health this session, but they are still short-changing community nonprofits.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
On Worker’s Memorial Day, remember Ronald Breen
Ronald Breen was one of 20 Connecticut people whose jobs claimed their lives in 2021.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Racial justice: Connecticut should lead by example
Pass legislation that would establish an Office of the Racial Justice Ombudsperson to prioritize hiring of Black, African American and Hispanic or Latinx people.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Flu is a growing risk in Connecticut. Get vaccinated
So far this season, there have been at least 4.3 million flu illnesses, 42,000 hospitalizations, and 2,500 deaths from flu—22 of which were children.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The freedom to divide: zoning and segregation in Connecticut
Segregation today in Connecticut looks like restricting people’s choice of where to live.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We can — and should — declare housing a ‘right’ in Connecticut
Future generations will look back on America’s current homeless crisis and consider it unthinkable that we could leave thousands of our fellow citizens to live on the streets in squalor.
Posted inPolitics
With protests expected, CT lawmakers might skip a Saturday session
House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, consulted with his caucus Wednesday night about canceling its Saturday session to avoid two protests.
Posted inHealth
House passes bill expanding access to children’s mental health services
The bill is one of three major pieces of legislation that would improve access to mental health services for children and young adults.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sikorsky’s $75 million tax credit deal glides through CT legislature
Ned Lamont’s deal takes a distinct tack from the $220 million incentive package legislators approved for Sikorsky in 2016.
Posted inPolitics
CT Senate votes to let virtual meetings remain a local option
Connecticut is going to make permanent the pandemic practice of giving local boards and commissions the option to meet remotely.
Posted inEducation
CT State Community College selects next leader ahead of merger
Dr. John Maduko will start in his new position as president of the Connecticut State Community College on June 3.