The compromise is intended to appeal to both fiscal moderates and the party’s liberal wing.
House Democrats are preparing a compromise on urban investment program
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Adolescent mental health has long been under-addressed and under-resourced
This past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to social distance and move our lives online for the safety of ourselves and our communities, Connecticut’s students have quietly suffered.
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A Quakerly justice reform appeal of conscience
It is from my leadings as a Quaker that I write to advocate for the abolition of solitary confinement in Connecticut prisons.
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Access to health care for undocumented people is both right and smart
Before the pandemic, Carlos liked playing soccer with his friends and building robots at school. His parents both worked, and provided him with a stable, loving home. Carlos was a healthy and thriving sixth grader. But when I met him, working as his pediatrician in the Intensive Care Unit, he was suffering from kidney failure secondary to complications of COVID-19.
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Strong bipartisan support for electric vehicles
Four out of five Connecticut voters support the direct sale of electric vehicles. It’s time to listen to them.
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Emergency gubernatorial powers to get bipartisan review
The Senate voted Thursday to create a bipartisan commission to Connecticut’s emergency power laws.
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Senate Democrats vote to strengthen hand of public unions
Senate Democrats rallied behind a bill intended to help Connecticut public-sector unions grow.
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Fully vaccinated CT residents won’t be required to wear masks indoors starting May 19
The mask mandate will be lifted the same day that other COVID-19 restrictions expire.
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Lamont to state employees: Time to come back to the office
The decision comes 15 months after state employees were directed to work from home.
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Lamont reaches deal to avert nursing home strike
A Medicaid rate increase for wages and health benefits is key part of the deal
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UConn President Katsouleas resigns
Katsouleas submitted a resignation letter to the UConn Board of Trustees in March.
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As Ramadan ends, suffering on earth continues
How have we grown so cold and complacent to gut-wrenching atrocities bombarding our fellow siblings in humanity all around the world?
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Health care reform bills face uncertain future as end of session nears
Momentum surrounding a public option bill and a prescription drug proposal has slowed. Here’s why.
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No time to waste for our health care workers
The shared experience of the COVID pandemic, now in its second year, has at times shown the potential to defuse the toxic polarization that divides our nation. Here is a bill that helps protect healthcare workers and has bipartisan support.
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Violence Against Women’s Act: Why it needs to pass in the Senate
#MeToo, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump. These very words have become synonymous with violations of women’s rights and safety. Women’s voices have been silenced and berated for revealing their experiences, and our elected officials have failed to adequately protect them from abuse.