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Despite success in other states, hopes dim for a public option in Connecticut

Colorado, Nevada have approved public option plans this year.

Younger people now account for a higher proportion of COVID-19 hospitalizations than in January, federal data show.

Policies enacted by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and past legislatures contributed greatly to Gov. Ned Lamont’s recent budgetary success.

The coalition behind the bipartisan infrastructure bill is fragile, and the money it promises rail is both historic and inadequate.

Connecticut had a prison ombudsman for 37 years. The PROTECT Act would have staffed the office. Then Lamont vetoed it.

Farmers around the state are coping with extreme weather, multiple outcomes of climate change, and the unpredictability of the future.

The hurdles to increasing the minimum required hours of direct care: The cost of staffing and finding and keeping workers.

The commissioner of Connecticut’s prison system says he wants to “significantly reduce the use of in-cell restraints.”

More than six out of every 10 federal relief dollars built into the new state budget is earmarked for pensions.

Advocates say some developmentally disabled people have struggled to get vaccinated. A federal grant is paying to address the problem.