A basement fire that forced the evacuation of 24 people followed three years of tenants’ organizing to fight for better housing conditions.
The fire Hartford tenants saw coming: ‘This is just not fair’
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Legislature must act to further protect CT’s courts from ICE
Connecticut’s lawmakers must recognize that barring arrests in courthouses has a long legal precedent.
Posted inStudent Voice
Expand funding for food assistance programs in CT
Facing this winter without SNAP benefits will leave my family in a vulnerable position, making it difficult to ensure we have enough to eat.
Posted inPolitics
CT special session to open with vote on controversial housing bill
The legislature’s special session opens Wednesday with House votes planned on four bills, starting with a controversial revise of H.B. 5002.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
In CT, housing advocacy is a political asset
Voters have spoken: ignoring the housing crisis and caving to the loudest voices in the room comes with significant political peril.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Parking enforcement at UConn: Perhaps unpopular, but fair and necessary
UConn Parking Services is self-supporting, with its operations funded solely by permit sales, event parking fees, and citation payments.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Murphy used to be a lead negotiator. That changed in 2025.
Murphy, previously a key negotiator, said on striking deals: ‘I just don’t think that’s the job right now. The job is to save the democracy.’
Posted inHealth
CT officials, hospital staff celebrate UConn takeover of Waterbury Hospital
Some took the opportunity to slam the hospital’s current owner—formerly private equity-backed hospital operator, Prospect Medical Holdings.
Posted inEconomic Development
With SNAP funding in flux, Hartford grocer worries of economic impact
Federally-mandated changes to SNAP could push many shoppers off the rolls, creating uncertainty for small businesses like Grocery on Broad.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
At Steadfast Farms, CT veteran is finding purpose through quail farming
Marine veteran Jared McCool opened Steadfast Farms in Bethlehem in 2017. Now, it’s capable of producing as many as 320,000 quail eggs a year.
Posted inEspañol
¿Qué tiene de especial una sesión extraordinaria? Lo que debe saber.
La Asamblea General convoca una sesión extraordinaria en casos de emergencia, aunque han adoptado una visión amplia de lo que constituye una.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s housing bill: Drafted in the dark
A rushed, watered-down, privately negotiated bill is not progress.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
While CT stalls, immigrant families suffer
We applaud lawmakers’ efforts this year to strengthen protections for immigrants, but for this upcoming special session, Connecticut must do more.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Abolish CT’s certificate-of-need law
The path forward is clear: CT’s certificate-of-need law ought to be ended, not mended.
Posted inMoney
Swelling CT revenues could intensify response to federal cuts
The CT revenue projections — about $1.1 billion in extra revenue this fiscal year — likely will expand calls for more state tax cuts.