I’m just an engaged citizen, active in local government, and opposed to state House Bill 6611 and Senate Bill 1024. These are part of a family of bills that aim to desegregate rural Connecticut by assuming significant control of local zoning in the hopes of creating new opportunity for affordable housing. I oppose all of them not because I’m a racist, or because I’m afraid or change resistant, but because these bills will not desegregate and bring increased affordable housing throughout Connecticut as promised.

Voting is the most important act we can perform as Americans, imperative to the health of our nation. Why then, does the State of Connecticut continue to risk the personal privacy of those that vote? Why do we continue to allow our voter registration data to be exploited for commercial purposes? Even worse, why is our voter registration information still at risk of being weaponized by foreign adversaries? The inaction of the state on this issue is unacceptable.

Since the very start of the Covid-19 pandemic one year ago, one thing has been clear: life after this virus will not be the same. For college students like me, this is especially true. At a time when most of my peers are considering summer internships or their first job after graduation, we have been forced to evaluate how the pandemic has fundamentally altered the current job market.

Getting my real estate broker’s license was a dream that I finally achieved after spending nearly two decades in prison and ultimately being exonerated for a crime I didn’t commit. My professional license allowed me to start a real estate business that helps formerly incarcerated people to buy homes and to build their careers.

Residents of Texas are still reeling after two winter storms and freezing temperatures swept through the state. These storms have resulted in at least 82 deaths and about $195 billion in property damage, in addition to widespread power outages, food and water shortages, and eye-popping electric bills for some consumers. While ice and snow are commonplace in New England, could a weather event or other disaster cause extended statewide blackouts and a similar type of energy crisis here? The simple answer is no.

World Water Day, observed this year on March 22, is dedicated to acknowledging issues surrounding access to clean water around the world and here at home. This year’s theme is valuing water. In these unprecedented times, water is an indispensable resource in fighting COVID-19 and making life better for people who are spending more time at home.

Medical distrust is hard to heal. It may linger for generations, being passed down along with china sets and pocket watches. In order to heal long-standing divides between patients and doctors, medicine needs to be responsive to persistent calls for change. Obtaining explicit permission for examination of a patient’s sexual organs is one such area.