The failure of Connecticut’s bill to ban single-use plastic items means we must lobby to pass legislation on the federal level.
It’s time to ban single-use plastic straws
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Freedom has never been free, and our tribalism and inequality is costing us
A huge problem is that the ugly implications of America’s mess and their root causes are not generally recognized or understood by our people.
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It’s time to rethink how Connecticut manages its charter schools
Danbury has become a battleground over a state charter school approved in 2018.
Posted inMoney
House adopts one of the largest tax cuts in CT history
The budget positions Connecticut to make an unprecedented $3.5 billion supplemental payment against its massive pension debt.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Erica Phillips on the high cost of health care for small businesses
CT Mirror’s Economic Development reporter Erica Phillips tells host Ebong Udoma what’s being done to curb the costs of health insurance premiums.
Posted inPolitics
CT legislators package unclaimed property reform into budget bill
The state treasurer had hoped to return smaller sums to individuals even if they didn’t file a claim, but the new bill would complicate that.
Posted inJustice
Heeding patient concerns, Whiting Forensic Hospital bill gets final passage
The bill is based on recommendations made by a task force formed in the wake of the physical and mental abuse of a patient in 2017.
Posted inMoney
Money keeps pouring into CT’s coffers; This year’s surplus now $4.8 billion
CT legislators awoke to good news Monday as they prepared to debate a new budget: an extra $856 million in tax receipts.
Posted inSightlines
Young people don’t need protecting, they need a seat at the table
A sense of absolute right and wrong has, in some ways, blinded adults from meeting the needs of youth, even when they’re vocalized.
Posted inPolitics
Raises for CT legislators? Leaders testing support
Connecticut’s first legislative pay raise in more than 20 years is getting serious consideration for a vote as the session winds down.
Posted inMoney
Businesses, essential workers come up short in final CT budget deal
The state budget, which could be adopted Monday, includes no major bailouts for businesses or essential private workers hurt by the pandemic.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Ban foreign money from CT referenda
We must ensure that our statewide referendum on Nov. 8 over whether to ratify a state constitutional amendment does not become a target of anti-democratic foreign actors.
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Proposed false claims act amendment is a win for CT’s taxpayers
The current proposal to expand the CT FCA is an important step that will protect the tax dollars of Connecticut residents and disincentivize fraud across a range of industries.
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A book for Putin and Trump: ‘Crime and Punishment’
Both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have a lot in common with Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky’s character in “Crime and Punishment.”
Posted inMoney
One out of six CT government jobs is vacant as workers keep leaving
With nearly 4,000 CT state workers having retired or planning to in the first half of this year, 17% of most Executive Branch jobs are vacant.