The children’s mental health crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere has spurred several proposals now under consideration by lawmakers.
Three bills deal with children’s mental health. Here’s what they would do.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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House, Senate unanimously approve CT gas tax holiday
Legislators approved a plan to provide $100 million in fuel, bus fare and sales tax relief to consumers this spring.
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Outdoor restaurant dining in CT is extended into 2023
The Senate passed a bill extending the right of restaurants to offer outdoor dining as authorized by one of the governor’s COVID orders.
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Advocates threaten discrimination lawsuit over treatment of Whiting patients
The attorneys argue that their clients’ rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act are secondary to concerns of public safety.
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Bill advances that could curb cuts to ICUs, labor and delivery services
Proposed legislation offers a path to closing loopholes that allow CT hospitals to cut services without obtaining state approval.
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Gov. Lamont and Attorney General Tong need to end prison debt
Like all barriers to reentering society, Connecticut’s prison debt scheme harms not just the person trying to build a new life, but their loved ones, living and dead.
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The road from Damascus — to Ukraine
The Arab Spring was an epic fail; democracy, openness and good governance did not sweep the middle east or north Africa. One of the worst results was in Syria, where the protest movement became a civil war that was eventually won by the bad guys. The Assad regime, which had been merely oppressive, rose to […]
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With democracy at stake, unifying leadership is critical
As democracy is currently under internal and external assaults, the sort of leadership now urgently required is the kind that organizes all of our people and directs us toward the public common good.
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Lead toxicity is still a problem in Connecticut: H.B. 5045 can help
Thousands of children – in our neighborhoods, in our schools, and even in our own homes – may currently be exposed to levels of lead considered unsafe by the CDC.
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Abortion fight, once deemed settled, resumes at CT Capitol
Connecticut will not be a bystander, whatever the Supreme Court decides on abortion before its terms ends in June.