A law would establish stronger protections for consumer data — an issue made more urgent as the pandemic drove much of life and work online.
CT looks to strengthen data privacy protections
Posted inJustice
Lamont names Joan Alexander to Supreme Court, Hope Seeley to Appellate
Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday nominated Joan K. Alexander to the Supreme Court, Hope Seeley to the Appellate and 11 others as new trial judges.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski would evaluate policy allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski questioned CT’s permissive policy on transgender athletes without proposing a change.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT plans a green hydrogen path, but it has potholes
Green hydrogen is considered carbon-free from start to finish, but the technology is expensive, and the product is hard to transport and use.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Unionizing workers deserve protection from threats and harassment
Captive audience meetings are held in the vast majority of union organizing campaigns and management frequently threatens workers in these meetings. A new bill before the Connecticut legislature would change that.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Costs still rising on State Pier project
The State Pier project deal is viscously unfair to Connecticut’s taxpayers.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut can transition to EVs without hurting consumers
Tesla, Lucid and Rivian can sell their cars in Connecticut — right now — under the same laws that all other auto manufacturers must follow. But they choose not to.
Posted inHealth
Union warns five nursing homes of plans to strike on April 22
The union also has filed unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board against management in the five nursing homes.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
It’s always a good time to do the right thing
The state once again has the opportunity to curtail the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut’s prisons after Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed similar legislation last year.
Posted inPolitics
‘Parents Against Stupid Stuff’ PAC sets sights on CT race for governor
The “Parents Against Stupid Stuff” PAC is promising to make transgender athletes and critical race theory issues in CT’s race for governor.
Posted inPolitics
Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski are biggest donors to their campaigns
Thank you notes are not necessary. As expected, the biggest donors or lenders to Connecticut’s gubernatorial campaigns are the candidates.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The most dangerous branch of our government
The U.S. Supreme Court has often been described as “the least dangerous branch” of our government,. But that is too facile and inaccurate a description.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut needs to approve proton therapy now
Two proton therapy facilities for cancer patients await approval from Connecticut regulators.
Posted inHousing
Thousands of CT children go without enough to eat, report shows
A new report looks at statewide financial instability for families with children in Connecticut, which experts say has gotten worse.
Posted inHealth
Bill to help terminally ill end their lives won’t advance this session
Four Republicans and one Democratic senator voted against a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to access life-ending medication.