Allowing Medicare to negotiate will save seniors and taxpayers billions of dollars.
It’s still time for Congress to lower drug prices
Posted inCT Viewpoints
SB 13 won’t accomplish its goal to reduce drug prices
As we navigate this complex issue of drug prices in Connecticut, we must be sure proposed legislation does not result in unintended consequences of stifling research and innovation.
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Why war is not an option
We had our rationale: unconditional surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. So, would another nation with nuclear weapons find a rationale to use them today?
Posted inGovernment
Court ends federal oversight of child protection in CT
Ending decades of court oversight, a judge concludes Connecticut once again can be entrusted with the care of its most vulnerable children.
Posted inEducation
Tuition increases approved for CT state universities
Tuition and fees at Connecticut’s four state universities will increase by an average of $291 per semester in the fall.
Posted inJustice
Alex Jones again absent from deposition in Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit
Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday again failed to appear at a deposition in a lawsuit filed against him four years ago.
Posted inEducation
CT professor: Physicists entering a ‘new era of black hole research’
Fairfield University’s Pierre Christian is among a group of scientists researching black holes and theories of gravity.
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror’s Erica Phillips named to national higher education media fellowship
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has announced its fifth class of journalists named to the Higher Education Media Fellowship, including CT Mirror’s Erica Phillips.
Posted inCommunity Editorial Board
The ghost of Trayvon Martin in Connecticut
I was a relatively new parent when Trayvon Martin was fatally shot 10 years ago.
Posted inHealth
Three bills deal with children’s mental health. Here’s what they would do.
The children’s mental health crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere has spurred several proposals now under consideration by lawmakers.
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A flavor ban in Connecticut is well-intended but ill-considered policy
It’s worth remembering that e-cigarettes came onto the market because there was a demand for a less harmful alternative to combustible cigarettes.
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Connecticut needs bold investments to solve our child-care crisis
The Connecticut economy rests on the shoulders of the child-care system, and our economic recovery from COVID will not last if the system collapses.
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Mental health providers need support, too
We are two years into the pandemic and Connecticut’s mental health workforce is exhausted.
Posted inPolitics
Bill easing access to absentee voting in Connecticut wins final passage
The bill would allow out-of-town commuters and caretakers of the disabled or chronically ill to vote by absentee ballot.
Posted inPolitics
Abortion opponents march on CT Capitol
The first March on Life in Connecticut drew an estimated 2,000 abortion opponents to the state Capitol on Wednesday.