The Latino population is growing in leaps and bounds every year. The latest census figures estimate that the Latino population has reached about 65 million nationwide and is about 20% of our total population. Latinos continue to be the fastest-growing demographic in the United States.
Latinos are becoming a more effective social and political force
Posted inPolitics
Cuomo resigns over harassment scandal, clearing way for New York’s first woman governor
With Cuomo’s resignation, New York will be the only state to have women in the two top leadership positions.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
‘This was avoidable,’ climate activists say about grim new science
Some of the world’s foremost climate scientists are now warning that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), as envisioned in the Paris Agreement signed at the last major climate summit in 2015 is imperative.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
Little to no enforcement of rules on the Merritt Parkway or Metro-North
What do Metro-North and the Merritt Parkway have in common, I mean, aside from often crawling at a snail’s pace? Well, both seem to be hotbeds of unenforced safety rules.
Posted inHealth
COVID hospitalizations skew younger as delta variant spreads in CT
Younger people now account for a higher proportion of COVID-19 hospitalizations than in January, federal data show.
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Photo story: For this TheaterWorks audience, an immersive performance
The outdoors experience is aligned with the TheaterWorks production’s intention: to encourage the audience to care about the Earth.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Drones could help farmers keep a watchful eye on crop health
Drone technology could be a new frontier for farmers by providing updates on plant health.
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Vaccinate now, or risk winter pediatric COVID surge
Getting our youngest children back in schools and activities means we stop allowing them to be victimized by a pandemic with an available solution.
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Help prison staff and people who are incarcerated: reinstate ‘good time’
Already locked down even before the pandemic, people who are incarcerated have faced dramatic curtailments of activity outside their cells, visits, rehabilitative programming, and educational courses.
Posted inMoney
CT’s budget picture is rosy now. Did Lamont create it — or did he inherit it?
Policies enacted by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and past legislatures contributed greatly to Gov. Ned Lamont’s recent budgetary success.
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2+2=? Senate uses murky math as it shelves drug pricing rule to fund infrastructure
Lawmakers are poised to throw former President Donald Trump’s belated bid to lower Medicare drug prices under the bus.
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Lamont orders long-term care facilities to get workers vaccinated or face fines
Workers at long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by Sept. 7 or their workplaces will face a $20,000 daily penalty.
Posted inHousing
Eviction orders spiked in Connecticut when federal moratorium lapsed
Before the federal order was reinstated Wednesday, Connecticut judges signed a surge of orders removing tenants from their homes.
Posted inJustice
As deadline approaches, some CT police departments still don’t have body cameras
It remains unclear how many municipal police officers are wearing body cameras and how many still need them.
Posted inHealth
Lamont issues order allowing cities and towns to impose mask mandates
The governor said he did so at the request of municipal officials who want to adopt indoor masking requirements.