social and economic heart of Connecticut towns. They are the places where small businesses get their start – and endure for decades
Creating walkable communities in Connecticut
Posted inMoney
Labor leaders brace to battle Lamont to preserve state workforce
With thousands of retirements expected later this year, unions braced Monday for an uphill fight to preserve public services in 2022.
Posted inJustice
Gov. Lamont pitches an extra $64 million for police, public safety
Lamont proposed a slew of new initiatives, including a task force to work with neighboring states to track down the source of illegal weapons.
Posted inOpinion
Sightlines: We’re still struggling with a pandemic. It’s time to spend CT’s $2.2 billion surplus.
The surplus looks like a pile of money collecting dust when there are so many problems still to solve.
Posted inEducation
Lamont to leave mask mandate up to school districts
Gov. Ned Lamont recommended Monday that the statewide mask mandate for students and staff in school buildings cease at the end of February.
Posted inAnnouncements
The Connecticut Mirror and Connecticut Public announce reporting collaboration
CT Public and CT Mirror will jointly hire a Federal Policy reporter to fill a significant gap in the state’s journalism landscape. This position is made possible by a gift from the Robert and Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation and Engage CT.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Killingly power plant owners win a round after court decision
Just as those who have opposed the construction of a natural gas power plant in Killingly were tasting victory, a court has taken it away.
Posted inTalking Transportation
The long haul trucker (and writer)
Why do most motorists hate truck drivers? Is it because their big rigs are so intimidating?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Fundamental property tax reform: If not now, when?
The ideas for carving up Connecticut’s surging budget surplus are flowing faster than the waters of the Long Island Sound after a nor’easter: Lower the sales tax. Eliminate the income tax on pensions. Increase the property tax credit. Pay down the state employee and teachers retirement pension debt. Cancel the surcharge on restaurant food. Bolster […]
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Katy Golvala on a rise in traffic fatalities during the pandemic
As state after state issued lockdown orders, roads across the country emptied. Major highways were eerily deserted, and traffic fell to new lows.
Posted inTransportation
Connecticut’s roads are deadlier than ever. Figuring out why is complicated.
Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people dying in traffic crashes in Connecticut has surged and shows no signs of slowing.
Posted inEducation
Principals are expected to be the ‘rock’ of schools, but they’re stressed out
A new RAND Corporation study found that 80 percent of secondary school principals experienced frequent job-related stress during the 2020–2021 school year.
Posted inEducation
Inside Mississippi’s only class on critical race theory
Brittany Murphree was raised in one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states. She shocked friends and family when she took “Law 743: Critical Race Theory.”
Posted inEducation
Lamont appoints DuBois-Walton to lead CT State Board of Education
Lamont first appointed Karen DuBois-Walton, of New Haven, to serve as a member of the board in June 2020.
Posted inGovernment
Watchdog: CT Port group lacked authority to launch partnership tied to offshore wind hub
The Connecticut Port Authority launched a public-private partnership tied to a major offshore wind-to-energy project without proper authority, a contracting watchdog group reported.