Segregation in the United States was legal when I was born.
This is our time to address disparities in Connecticut housing policies and practices
Posted inNews
CT state employee COVID-19 testing-or-vaccination compliance is 96%
With the high rate of compliance with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, Gov. Ned Lamont opted against suspending non-compliant employees.
Posted inPartner Content
CT makes case for national ‘baby bond’ investments
The state passed its own version of this investment idea this year, but the proposal has yet to get widespread traction.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
The five worst ideas for solving Connecticut’s traffic problems
Have you noticed how terrible our traffic is lately?
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Like it or not, religious exemptions are the law
Religious accommodations in the workplace are not optional, and are not nullified during a pandemic.
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Lamont: State employees responding to vaccination deadline
Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he believes most state employees will report evidence of vaccination or testing before midnight.
Posted inJustice
Data show decrease in prison sex abuse reports, but survivors say fear and ambivalence persist
Reports of prison rape have decreased over time, from 182 in 2015 to 94 in 2019, but the problem persists.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
October 1 was the beginning of a new day for pay transparency
As of October 1, the law requires employers to provide salary ranges to job applicants and existing employees.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Prospect’s failure in trust
After the theft of thousands from the town treasury, can the town administration be trusted to right the ship?
Posted inMoney
In Greenwich, recovery from the pandemic recession came quickly
Greenwich is a case study in what economists have described as a “K-shaped recovery” from the pandemic recession
Posted inHealth
Covid is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites
The high incidence of cases and low vaccination rates don’t fully capture why mortality rates are higher in rural areas.
Posted inHealth
CT hospitals see spike in religious exemptions for mandated COVID vaccines
Hospital executives have had to grapple with whether people claiming religious exemptions have sincere religious beliefs or vaccine hesitancy.
Posted inInvestigations
Griffin Health was paid more to conduct COVID tests in nursing homes than any other hospital. It’s not clear why.
Griffin Health was paid a higher rate per COVID test than any other hospital that tested in nursing homes.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
When has government gone too far in the name of Covid?
Are we sacrificing too much of our personal privacy in the name of Covid? I submit that we have.
Posted inGovernment
Lamont: National Guard ready if state workers miss vaccination deadline
About 75% are in compliance with the COVID-19 vaccination-or-test mandate. The National Guard could be activated to provide support.