CT has endured a legacy of promised-then-canceled tax cuts. Republican Bob Stefanowski says it’s the same as tax hikes. Democrats disagree.
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Posted inHealth
‘My heart dropped:’ Connecticut’s young adults shaken by reversal of Roe
Young people expressed dismay Friday at the erasure of the constitutional right to abortion, and fear for the future of this country.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Murphy and Connecticut’s gun safety movement get their moment
Sen. Chris Murphy negotiated and shepherded into passage America’s first significant gun safety law in three decades. Then he flew home to celebrate.
Posted inPolitics
Seeking AFL-CIO endorsement, Lamont gets unexpected credit for labor deal
A delegate disclosed that the Lamont campaign and Biden administration had some interest in a contract dispute with CT transit workers.
Posted inTransportation
More aboard! State rail ridership is coming back as pandemic wanes
Despite the continuing pandemic, riders are returning to Metro-North trains. The state is trying to get them a faster ride.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT municipalities using federal ARPA funds to expand police surveillance tools
The equipment purchases were supported by local leaders, but some residents wondered if the federal funding could be put to better use.
Posted inPartner Content
Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the U.S. But when did it end in CT?
Slavery existed in Connecticut until 1848 – only 17 years before the last enslaved Americans learned of their freedom, as commemorated by Juneteenth.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut prepares to roll out COVID vaccines for young children
The state has ordered 26,690 doses of the immunization and 91 providers have signed up to receive a supply of the vaccine.
Posted inEducation
To fight absenteeism, this school sorted its students into Hogwarts Houses
With chronic absenteeism still a challenge in school districts across CT, some schools are finding creative ways to keep students engaged.
Posted inHealth
Still stuck at home during COVID: One person’s story
Despite the rollback of COVID restrictions, the disease is prevalent enough to keep some people at home. Here’s a video story of one of them.
Posted inMoney
Labor advocates say CT too frugal with pandemic pay for private sector
Labor advocates fear the state’s pandemic pay program for essential private workers may not have enough funds for all who risked their lives.
Posted inHealth
Wastewater samples show COVID levels falling in New Haven area
With fewer COVID tests being reported to the state, wastewater analysis like that done at Yale is proving to be a reliable barometer.
Posted inPolitics
Melody Currey, lawmaker, mayor and commissioner, dies at 71
Melody A. Currey, who always seemed to find her own way as a blunt practitioner of politics in 25 years as a state lawmaker, died Monday.
Posted inHealth
Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up.
CT needs 3,000 new nurses a year, and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them leave the state. Worsening matters is a shortage of instructors.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT economic development commissioner calls for cutbacks to film tax credit
DECD’s David Lehman: “Does the cost exceed the benefit here? I think that’s something the General Assembly should explore.”