So, now that newspaper headlines warn of a $4 per gallon charge because of the invasion of Ukraine, how do The Yankee Institute and the Republican Party feel about TCI
Connecticut’s TCI redux: Ukraine, climate change, squishy math and our children’s future
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The critical need for child and family advocate funding in Connecticut
During the height of the pandemic, while isolated from what used to be our everyday lives, I couldn’t stop thinking about the immense impact COVID-19 would have on hundreds of thousands of abused children and families.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A minimum standard of Connecticut justice: Pass the PROTECT Act
For Connecticut to truly respect the dignity of incarcerated people, the legislature must pass the PROTECT Act and Governor Lamont must sign it into law.
Posted inInvestigations
CT officials tell towns they won’t honor Diamantis’ promises for school funding
Hartford and Farmington now have to come up with millions of dollars in school building costs they expected the state to cover.
Posted inInvestigations
Grand jury subpoena seeks Tolland school records involving Diamantis
The subpoena seeks ‘all communications with or related to Konstantinos Diamantis’ and documents regarding the Birch Grove school construction.
Posted inHealth
CT opposition to $4.3B opioid deal vindicated in $6B settlement with Sacklers
Connecticut’s opposition to a $4.5 billion deal offered by the Sacklers over the opioid epidemic paid off with a settlement worth $6 billion.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Partner Content
State audit says $300K in MIRA contracts lack ‘a public bidding process’
Auditors took issue with two purchases tied to aging machinery at the plant which is used to generate power in times of critical grid demand.
Posted inEducation
As COVID wanes, UConn relaxes mask mandate
Masks will still be required in classrooms, labs and studios, but in most campus settings, masks will be “recommended” as of Friday.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Stop the Yale acquisition of hospitals
Now is the time for the state to put some serious brakes on the ongoing shrinking of medical providers in the state.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
MIRA’s newest proposals are no answer to Connecticut’s waste management needs
Connecticut has a chance now to implement real change and less costly, fairer, and healthier waste management practices; and we must do so.
Posted inPolitics
Upstairs, Downstairs: In CT Capitol, Senate is off limits, House is open
The Connecticut Senate still bars the pubic from its portion of the Capitol as a COVID precaution. The House reopened its floor Wednesday.
Posted inMoney
Democrats vow to continue tax relief for CT’s working poor
Democratic leaders want permanent tax relief for CT’s working poor. The governor isn’t convinced.
Posted inHealth
House confirms Manisha Juthani as DPH commissioner
The House voted to confirm Manisha Juthani as CT commissioner of the state Department of Public Health, over objections of House Republicans.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Operators of MIRA’s Hartford facility say plant could burn trash until 2023
A state-owned garbage incinerator was supposed to close by July, but a new budget would allow the burn plant to operate for one more year.
Posted inCommunity Editorial Board
To Connecticut parents ‘new normal’ means ‘you are on your own’
The phrase “the new normal” is like nails on a chalkboard, as we know firsthand the true nature of pandemic parenting: nothing is truly normal.