Scholars Reflections

There is a $1.7 billion annual education expense that should not be left out of lawmakers’ considerations: teacher retirement benefits.

The promise of better public policy in CT is within reach if we continue to bring data and decision makers together.

With multiple ways to prevent incidents and kill problem bears, where is the need to escalate to a bear hunt?

In Connecticut, the combination of high housing costs and low vacancy rates has created what some have deemed as the worst place in the country for renters.

The General Assembly should pass SB 1396 allowing Earned Wage Access to meet Connecticut workers’ real-world needs.

CT cannot afford to treat firearms as immune to the basic principles of public health, consumer safety, and corporate accountability.

Babies don’t belong in boxes. Reject Connecticut’s SB 1310.

Voting is power and no-excuse absentee voting is another tool that would make it easier for CT individuals and communities to vote.

Americans bound to Palestine or Israel by history or family, religion or culture have lived these past seven months with our hearts in our throats.

Supply and demand forces have led many states to explore policies that de-emphasize college degree requirements and prioritize alternative measures of job applicants’ competencies.

CT lawmakers heard 15 policy presentations from academic researchers Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind event. The takeaway: We need more.

As DEEP updates the Green Plan, we should focus on identifying, protecting and connecting a small but vital network of nature: wildlands.

As the adults, both regular and superstar, we have to show up for our kids so that, together, we can learn and practice simple ways to cope with our emotions.

Those concerned about the cost of the earned income tax credit need to also weigh how reducing poverty offers real financial returns.

Students should not have to worry about being hungry at school.