Nearly a decade later, Colorado has a commercialized, elitist, polluting, government-protected drug-dealing industry, that perpetuates itself to the detriment of the public and the planet. And we didn’t “legalize” nor end prohibition; those were political sops.
Colorado lawyer: Connecticut should not make our marijuana mistake
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CT adoptees can rejoice: it’s now the 10th state to guarantee birth certificate access
People who are adopted shouldn’t be deprived of knowledge about where they come from.
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‘Almost nothing went as planned’: on teaching during COVID-19
I was living a crisis moment in time like the historical ones I’d found captivating since childhood.
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House adopts $46B budget that avoids tax hikes
The House approved a new budget early Wednesday that avoids tax hikes and invests in municipalities and social services.
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Legislature passes highway usage tax on large commercial trucks
The legislature approved a new usage tax on large commercial trucks to bolster Connecticut’s rebuild of its transportation network.
Posted inHealth
Bill that extends dental, vision coverage to young adults wins final passage
Young adults, stepchildren and others would be able to remain on their parents’ dental and vision insurance through age 26.
Posted inMoney
New CT budget has an unprecedented built-in surplus of $2.3 billion
The new, $46.4 billion, two-year state budget is expected to have plenty left over to put into the pension funds.
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Reform advocates make final push for relief for CT’s poor and middle class
One legislator has pitched a number of options to salvage tax cuts to the working poor and families with children.
Posted inJustice
Senate narrowly votes to legalize marijuana in Connecticut
The Senate voted 19-17 early Tuesday for a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Connecticut.
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Woodbridge zoning officials take a small step toward affordable housing
Officials voted to allow multi-family housing on a sliver of Woodbridge — provided such projects get prior approval.
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CT schools should incorporate COVID learnings going forward
The ‘old normal’ didn’t work for all students, but we have a chance to build something that can.
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Stop comparing conflict in Israel to the Black Lives Matter movement
The situation in the native Middle East is incomparable to the present societal tensions in the United States.
Posted inPolitics
Legislators say CT marijuana bill favored one potential producer
Connecticut’s marijuana legalization bill was rewritten to strike language favoring a potential applicant for a cultivation license.
Posted inHealth
Legislators pursue HUSKY expansion for CT’s undocumented children
Under the bill, children eight and younger would qualify for HUSKY coverage regardless of their immigration status.
Posted inJustice
Prisoners’ families, others pressure Lamont to sign solitary confinement bill
Former UConn star and NBA coach Caron Butler was among those pressing Lamont to sign the bill