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The Connecticut Mirror exists to start conversations about public policy.  Our goal in publishing CT Viewpoints is to provide a nonpartisan forum for robust policy conversations.

CT Viewpoints welcomes thoughtful, original commentary on government, public policy and politics as they affect life in Connecticut.  We also welcome views of Connecticut residents on national and international issues that touch their lives.

Submissions should ideally be 500 to 800 words, although we can accommodate longer opinions.

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