Living shorelines are becoming more common in Connecticut as erosion from storms and sea level rise threatens coastlines.
‘Living shorelines’ becoming more common in CT for erosion control
Posted inCT Viewpoints
High sodium in home well water systems: an ever-widening problem
Just under two years ago, I wrote an editorial about the serious problem, spotted by some of my constituents, of sodium increasingly being found in home well water systems. Now there are more.
Posted inEducation
CT reviewing CDC mask guidance for K-12 schools
Gov. Ned Lamont’s office is reviewing updated CDC guidance for mask-wearing in K-12 schools before taking an “official stance.”
Posted inMoney
Unprecedented surplus in new CT budget may be even larger than legislators thought
A $2.3 billion fiscal cushion in the new state budget might be fatter by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
In admiration of Amazon’s logistics network
These days “getting there” doesn’t just mean moving yourself from point A to B, but the logistics of moving stuff from dozens of locations to your doorstep. And nobody does that better than Amazon.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Ben Proto: The right pick for state GOP
There are many reasons why the Republican Party did the right thing in electing Ben Proto as its new Republican State Chair.
Posted inHealth
Lamont sees no need for vaccine mandates, at least for now
As California and New York City moved towards mandating vaccinations, Gov. Ned Lamont worked to voluntarily improve vaccination rates.
Posted inGovernment
Manisha Juthani is Lamont’s nominee to lead CT Department of Public Health
Dr. Manisha Juthani replaces Renee Coleman-Mitchell, who was fired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Here’s how Connecticut can move beyond the harm of the War on Drugs
In the 1990s, then-Senator Joe Biden and others pushed a War on Drugs, a war that had a tremendous negative impact on our state. Prison populations soared; over a third of young men of color were under criminal justice supervision; and drug use and attendant public health consequences proceeded unabated.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
The truth about health care reform in Connecticut
Republican State Senators have alleged that Democrats are blocking health care reform in our state. That is an absurd accusation since Connecticut has a long history of bipartisan health care reform.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Connecticut farmers are finding there’s no easy way to deal with climate extremes
Farmers around the state are coping with extreme weather, multiple outcomes of climate change, and the unpredictability of the future.
Posted inPartner Content
‘Don’t you work with old people?’ Many elder-care workers still refuse to get COVID-19 vaccine
The phenomenon mirrors America’s larger one, where vaccination is embraced by some, yet eyed with suspicion and rejected by others.
Posted inGovernment
New Haven GOP taps Carlson for mayoral run
For the first time in 14 years, New Haven’s Republican Party is fielding a candidate for mayor.
Posted inTransportation
Photos: Scenes around Hartford’s Union Station
On a pleasant summer day, people and vehicles are on the move around Hartford’s Union Station.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT hospitality jobs struggling to recover from the coronavirus
Projections show Connecticut, by year’s end, will have regained 72% of the 26,225 hotel jobs it lost during the pandemic.