John Dankosky, Mark Pazniokas, Keith Phaneuf and Jan Ellen Spiegel recap the busy legislative session and look ahead. Watch here.
WATCH: CT Mirror Legislative Session Wrap-Up
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Schools with Native American mascots would lose funding under budget bill
Any community using a Native American mascot or nickname would lose aid derived from Connecticut’s tribal casino revenue.
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This undocumented immigrant has been stuck in the hospital for six months. And she’s not alone.
Without dialysis, Maria would have days to live. But because of Medicaid restrictions, she has to stay in the hospital.
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To strike, or not to strike
The pandemic has revealed that our country and our state can’t allocate funds for every industry. Included in this, is the downfall of Connecticut group homes.
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New Haven neighborhood doesn’t need to choose between parks and housing
We don’t need to choose between parks for our neighborhood and homes for our neighbors. If we let it, the Kensington project can give us parks and affordable housing. Let’s choose both.
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Special session to focus on marijuana legalization, budget implementer
Legislative leaders declined to expand the special session beyond marijuana legalization and a budget implementation bill.
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How environmental bills fared during Connecticut’s 2021 legislative session
The recently completed legislative session notched a number of wins — but also some losses — for environmentalists.
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A convicted rapist was accused of sex assault at an East Windsor nursing home. Police had no idea he was there.
Nursing homes in Connecticut do not have to tell police when they admit a registered sex offender from another state.
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The cannabis bill does not offer the promise of equity its framers claim
Legalizing cannabis is not the solution we hope it to be, nor is it the solution that was crafted with the purpose of helping historically neglected communities.
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The Cornerstone of Stability and Prosperity: Basic Human Needs
Since the pandemic began, a surge of families has joined thousands of others in the struggle to make ends meet.
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Policing without community in Hamden; a Connecticut crisis
What is community policing if not trusting the police to communicate about issues of public safety in a transparent and open dialogue with the community? As a councilman representing Hamden’s Fifth District, anything less than that is unacceptable, especially now.
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Former UConn Presidents Herbst and Katsouleas deserve praise, not criticism
As a proud graduate of the University of Connecticut, I am sick and tired of reading denigrating discussions in the press regarding the last two university presidents — items based on the clause in their contracts concerning returning to the faculty.
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Legislators: Please legalize marijuana
We need to legalize marijuana in Connecticut. Bill 888: An Act Responsibly and Equitably Regulating Adult-Use Cannabis, a Senate bill, calls for the legalization of recreational marijuana for individuals 21 and older. Action needs to be taken now.
Posted inMoney
The secret IRS files: Trove of never-before-seen records reveals how the wealthiest avoid income tax
In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income taxes. He achieved the feat again in 2011. In 2018, Tesla founder Elon Musk, the second-richest person in the world, also paid no federal income taxes. Michael Bloomberg managed to do the same in […]
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Telemedicine a blessing for some, inaccessible for others
Telehealth has helped maintain health care benefits for many, but has produced fewer new patients.