The 2023 legislative session should have been a liberal bacchanalia. Instead, it became a surprisingly bipartisan session with large majorities in both houses voting in favor of tax cuts and other compromise legislation.
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Stratford — gerrymander capital of Connecticut
Stratford’s redistricting plan was tainted by gerrymandering from the very start.
Gov. Lamont, veto bill to ‘advance’ dangerous nuclear power
Rather than seek “advancement,” we should be figuring out how to phase out this technology.
More affordable housing will be a win-win for Trumbull—and Connecticut
More affordable housing will help families at all incomes move to Trumbull, and the town needs that growth.
Federal attacks on digital ads could ruin my small business
The AMERICA Act will hurt small businesses attempting to advertise themselves on digital platforms via large advertising corporations.
CT General Assembly lets the clock run out on climate crisis
We need to see meaningful progress this year and accelerating every year as we confront the specter of climate change at our doorstep.
Eliminating bail agents in CT: A threat to public safety
Bail agents play a vital role in ensuring that individuals released from custody appear in court as required.
The reemergence of congenital syphilis can be arrested
Congenital syphilis rates are soaring. A public health order issued by the Connecticut General Assembly would help stop the surge of syphilis.
There’s a dire need for access to affordable early childhood education
H.B. 5540 would amend Connecticut general statutes to give financial assistance to early childhood education centers and providers.
Honor a jury’s life sentence decision
It was the criminal’s poor choices that put them in their predicament! They chose to disregarded their families and their community!
CT has the means, but must find the will to properly fund education
Our state’s elected leaders have chosen to defer — and thereby to deny — economic and educational justice to low-income young people and their families.
Connecticut’s pride bubble
As we kick off Pride Month, however, we must acknowledge that this is a dark time nationally for LGBTQ people.
Baby bonds are a landmark step
We are excited to see this landmark legislation that shows Connecticut’s leadership in critical efforts toward more equitable and just economic opportunity in the state.
Investing in education can change a kindergartener’s life
I urge our elected leaders to fully fund H.B. 5003 in this biennium budget.
SB 4: A bad bill for renters and small investor landlords
Senate Bill SB 4, if enacted by Connecticut legislators, will rip at the fabric of lease contracts, and stop any legal recourse by property owners to take possession of their property between Dec. 1 and March 31,

