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CT’s lawmakers can’t turn their backs on hungry kids

Being a child at school unable to pay for lunch – but unable to qualify for a free one – is a total failure of our education and political systems.

SB 5 would protect CT’s domestic violence victims

S.B. 5 takes crucial steps toward making our community a safer place for domestic violence victims.

We must fund one Connecticut education system

Giving our children half of what they need will not fix a system that is wholly inequitable by design.

If you think education is expensive, Connecticut, try ignorance

A 21st century workforce requires more than professional skills. Students need to understand and question ideas that hinder social progress—such as racism, sexism, injustice, inequality, and the climate crisis,

CT dermatologist: Get to know your skin

One in five Americans will get skin cancer by age 70 and there are significant health disparities in detection with individuals of lower socioeconomic status and minorities

Don’t miss this opportunity to help CT’s most vulnerable

The state’s RFP for peer respite is badly flawed and should be reworked.

Tracking housing affordability under 8-30g’s 4 categories is unworkable

Under the current law, few Connecticut towns will be able to reach the state’s goal of having a minimum 10% affordable housing.

Addressing injustice: CT’s need for equitable cannabis legislation

It is simply unfair that some individuals are in prison for an act that is now legal in the state.

The promise of CT’s community action agencies

The community action network continues to create opportunities for all, working to ensure success and high-quality lives across neighborhoods, across cities and towns, across Connecticut.

Pandemic over, but please use common sense — and a mask — at the doctors’ office

Even though the covid health emergency is over, it would just be generous of you to wear a mask around the doctor’s office if you are sick.

Tell your lawmakers we need an educated citizenry

Why is it that one of the wealthiest states in the country ‘cannot afford’ to fund public education and by doing so widens the state’s wealth gap, already one of the largest in the country?

Community health centers desperately need the CT legislature’s help

Connecticut’s community health centers, as crucial healthcare safety net providers, are in danger. Due to a range of causes, we are experiencing tens of millions of dollars in budget shortfalls.