Lawmakers are concerned about the financial impact of expanding HUSKY to all children — included those who are undocumented — under the age of 18. But the truth is that it is a fiscally responsible decision which would decrease emergency room usage, improve education outcomes, and safeguard public health.
CT lawmakers must pass HUSKY expansion now
Posted inPolitics
Two donors provided total of $1M to anti-Lamont PAC
The super PAC behind ads attacking Gov. Ned Lamont is primarily funded by two Connecticut businessmen who each contributed $500,000.
Posted inCities & Towns
Beach access advocates ready to take their fight into CT election season
Beach access is protected by the First Amendment, but that doesn’t include parking. So towns jacked up the cost for nonresidents to park.
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UConn announces plans to create School of Public Policy
Given its focus on graduate professional education and location in Hartford, UConn’s existing public policy department had been operating much like a school already.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Why they de-electrified the Danbury branch
In 1959, the last electric locomotive pulled a train on the Danbury branch in Connecticut. Commuters and planners have regretted it since.
Posted inPartner Content
Supreme Court’s upcoming abortion ruling will spark questions on legality, access
Whether Roe v. Wade is weakened or overturned this summer, state officials will likely have enormous latitude in their next steps.
Posted inPartner Content
70-hour work weeks, sleeping in a car: Personal care assistants struggle to care for themselves
Those caring for some of CT’s most vulnerable residents work with no paid sick leave and no paid time off, and many subsist in poverty.
Posted inMoney
Lamont urges lawmakers not to overreach on tax cuts
Gov. Ned Lamont advised lawmakers to “follow the rules of the road” by sticking with budgetary safety net they established in 2017.
Posted inEducation
Paraeducators to get much-needed training under bill now headed to House
The bill would require local school districts to develop at least 18 hours of professional development for paraeducators.
Posted inHealth
Hopes dim for aid in dying bill to pass this session
The bill made it out of the Public Health Committee but Senate Democrats are sending it to another committee before calling it for a vote.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Don’t let our virtual public meetings go dark
Unless the General Assembly acts soon, the ability to attend public meetings remotely will be lost in Connecticut, interrupting a welcome increase in public engagement.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Give Connecticut’s struggling patients greater access to prescriptions
Psychologists should be allowed to prescribe medications, after suitable training, to address a shortage of available providers.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Address lack of mental health parity, don’t make things worse!
The authors believe a bill under consideration at the Connecticut legislature to curb healthcare costs would negatively impact people who need mental health treatment.
Posted inHousing
New study examines barriers to multifamily housing in CT towns
The study examines zoning and land use policy and says the 12 towns have significant impediments to developing affordable housing.
Posted inGovernment
Auditors slam state for oversight of program run by Kosta Diamantis
The auditors found officials mismanaged audits and failed to enforce price caps meant to hold down costs for local school building projects.