‘Right to Housing’ is a popular concept in Europe, but it’s yet to gain traction in the U.S.
‘Right to Housing’ gains traction among top legislators heading into the session
Posted inTransportation
A deal on bonding and a drafted transportation bill move CT closer to tolls
Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly took two significant steps closer to ordering electronic tolls on large trucks that travel Connecticut’s highways.
Posted inPolitics
CT senators hope Bolton’s allegations will sway GOP in Trump impeachment trial
In his forthcoming book, John Bolton says Trump directly tied holding up nearly $400 million in U.S. military aid to Ukraine’s investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
Posted inHealth
Following Supreme Court ruling, CT vows to continue fighting Trump’s public charge rule
The rule makes it difficult for immigrants to obtain a green card if they have used – or are likely to use – public benefits such as food stamps or Medicaid.
Posted inEducation
Community college tuition to remain flat under new plan
But students who attend the four regional state universities will likely face a 3.8% tuition increase next year.
Posted inMoney
Broken promises to fund transportation defined last 15 years
Connecticut’s transportation program has been riddled for more than a decade by broken funding promises from both political parties.
Posted inMoney
Ten times promises to grow transportation funding were broken
Since 2007, lawmakers and governors have agreed 10 times to reduce previous commitments to transfer resources from the budget’s General Fund to the Special Transportation Fund.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
One town’s income polarization much like Connecticut’s
Parts of Hamden are relegated to a perpetual cycle of poverty. economic loss, food insecurity and other problems. It is hardly the only town like that in Connecticut.
Posted inSteady Habits
PODCAST: Ned Lamont is getting younger
His first year as Connecticut’s governor could’ve taken a toll (pun intended), but Lamont says he’s “energized” and “getting younger.”
Posted inEducation
Drunken school bus drivers put kids’ lives at risk
Nationwide, more than 1,620 schoolchildren in 38 states have been placed in harm’s way since 2015 by bus drivers arrested or cited for allegedly driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs — a situation that despite its dangers goes largely untracked by government officials.
Posted inHealth
How fast can a new internet standard for sharing patient data catch fire?
The consolidation of medical records may be on its way, as technology companies prod the health care industry to embrace an internet-based common standard for storing and sharing patient information.
Posted inHealth
Senate Democrats pledge to reverse federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthood
Senate Democrats pledged Friday to replenish federal funds the Trump administration has stripped from Planned Parenthood clinics in the region.
Posted inMoney
Churches, nonprofits win repeal of federal tax
Connecticut lawmakers backed efforts to repeal a 21% tax imposed on parking and transportation benefits for employees of churches and other nonprofits.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Bar Association should hold Senators judging Trump accountable to their oath
“A judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety,” reads the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Conduct. It is clear on its face that 53 of the judges now sitting in the impeachment trial of President Trump are in gross violation of this code.
Posted inInvestigations
Lamont, other Connecticut officials vow to take on housing segregation
In one of the most segregated states in the nation, the governor and legislators are calling for new measures to entice towns to build more affordable housing.