Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget proposal reduces the number of families getting the Care 4 Kids child care subsidies and does nothing to address chronically low pay for childcare providers.
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Make it legal for Connecticut kids to play outside
We think that when kids get the chance to roam the neighborhood, play outside, run errands – the kind of things both of us did – that’s not neglect.
The darkness policing brings to Waterbury schools
From our own personal experiences, and the experiences of those after us, our schools are spaces where punitive public safety and school discipline practices lead to arrests and not success.
CT’s 500,000 student loan borrowers deserve the ombudsman they were promised
I always wanted to go to college, and I knew that making certain sacrifices would pay off in the end. I never, ever expected the sacrifice to be this great.
The legislature must act to prevent health care deserts
Windham Hospital, Sharon Hospital, Johnson Memorial Hospital and Day Kimball Hospital are calling out to you for life saving measures to stop the closures and the health inequities
The CT legislature must protect domestic abuse victims
A shared parenting bill (HB5342) that is currently pending in the Connecticut legislature would not only help abuse victims, but other children as well, and especially African American and Latino children
Lower cost clean energy is within CT lawmakers’ grasp
Policymakers have the ability to take near-term actions that will have a meaningful impact in helping energy customers.
Grocery store wine sale bill, as written, will harm local, independently owned businesses
Grocery store wine sales as written, will do more harm than good for small businesses and residents.
CT must do more to achieve environmental justice
Climate and environmental justice is when all share equally in the benefits and the burdens of climate change and environmental impacts, and when those most impacted lead the efforts to develop solutions.
Meeting Jimmy Carter — a man who exemplified what a President should be
President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn, two people caring “for the least of these,” shook my little unknown hand and spoke with me.
Let’s not leave CT’s older foster youth to advocate for themselves
It’s time we invest in supporting our older foster youth as they navigate some of the biggest and most challenging transitions of their lives.
Balanced, effective packaging policies are the right path for Connecticut
In placing new requirements on new packing materials, Connecticut must ensure that requirements do not outpace technological and recycling marketplace development.
Why Fred Shabel should be inducted into the UConn Hall of Fame
Coach Shabel deserves his place as a Husky of Honor, not only for his winning spirit, but for ingraining the belief that greatness was around the corner.
Before cutting sales taxes, let’s make CT’s system more modern
Our sales tax rates are so confusing we do not qualify to join with more than 20 other states in the interstate compact for internet sales.
For power generators, time for transparency and accountability is now
Unregulated companies, which reported a combined revenue of more than $340 billion in 2021, have done so by operating for far too long without transparency or accountability, taking advantage of a market structure that can’t keep pace with the pursuit of decarbonization in states like Connecticut.



