The American two party political system is broken. The Democrats are attempting to go forward without any significant bipartisan cooperation. The Republicans have chosen not to have a legislative platform of any kind, and will devote themselves solely to regaining Congressional leadership power while blocking whatever initiatives the Democrats put forward, including, most particularly, establishing […]
Are we citizens or mere spectators?
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Adapting to an uncertain climate future, Connecticut auditions new forests
Climate change is already impacting the state’s trees. Here’s what environmentalists are doing to mitigate the damage.
Posted inPolitics
How well do you know Connecticut politics? Take our 2021 legislative session quiz!
So you think you know what happened at the state Capitol this legislative session? Take our quiz and find out.
Posted inHealth
Black and Hispanic Americans suffer most in biggest U.S. decline in life expectancy since WWII
In addition to killing 600,000, the pandemic threatens the health of people through the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities.
Posted inHealth
To vaccinate young adults in CT, Lamont turns to the concert scene
Jim Koplik has promoted the Stones, McCartney and Springsteen. Let’s see what he can do with J&J, Moderna and Pfizer.
Posted inHealth
More COVID vaccines are being wasted as demand drops
Nearly a third of all wasted COVID vaccine doses in CT were lost since the end of May.
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Incarcerated people need the Attorney General’s attention, too
State attorneys and lawyers representing incarcerated people with mental health problems argued in court recently on how to proceed in a lawsuit seeking to end decades of correctional abuse in Connecticut.
Posted inHealth
CSCU board votes to require COVID vaccines for students in the fall
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this fall.
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Terminally ill patients don’t want to die
The opinion piece by Dr. Barry Wu and Dr. Andre Sofair published on June 22 was so UNfair that I felt compelled to write a response
Posted inEducation
‘Right to Read’ legislation passes as part of budget implementer
Senator Pat Billie Miller was sworn in as the new state Senator for the 27th District representing parts of Stamford and Darien at the state Capitol earlier this spring. Legislation designed to improve grade-school reading curricula across the state — which was voted out of the Committee on Education in the spring but never came […]
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Small-town Connecticut wants housing for families with children
The report by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas in your wonderful Mirror does not reflect reality in Connecticut small towns. She hypothesizes that the popularity of housing for senior is based on the intention to block the arrival of families with children.
Posted inPolitics
Denise Merrill not running for another term as CT Secretary of the State
Denise Merrill’s departure creates the first open race for statewide office in 2022.
Posted inSteady Habits
PODCAST: Wrapping up a session that said “yes” to legal marijuana, “no” to new taxes
The legislative session has concluded. It seems in some ways this “Land of Steady Habits” has emerged a changed place.
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Turning off the tap on toxic PFAS
Many people know that learning, attention and developmental disabilities can be passed from parent to child, but did you know that chemical exposures also contribute to over 25% of these disabilities ? This means one in every 200 U.S. children suffer from developmental or neurological deficits linked to harmful chemicals . The good news is that these causes are preventable.
Posted inPolitics
Ben Proto elected CT state Republican party chair
Connecticut Republicans elected Ben S. Proto Jr., a longtime GOP operative and elections lawyer, as their state chair Tuesday night.