Lawmakers, ACLU, critical of Bridgeport police in shooting By Ken Dixon Tuesday, May 16, 2017, Bridgeport Post Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo HARTFORD — There are too many troubling questions lingering after the shooting last week of 15-year-old…
Dem congressman calls on Republicans to stand up to Trump By Eugene Scott, CNN Washington (CNN)A Democratic congressman said Tuesday he believes Republicans need to stand up to President Donald Trump in the wake of his apparent sharing of highly…
GOP asks far more of labor to offset eroding CT tax receipts By: KEITH M. PHANEUF | May 16, 2017 KYLE CONSTABLE / CTMIRROR.ORG House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, discusses the House Republicans’ proposed budget revisions. House and Senate…
By DAMARIS WHITTAKER and STEVE THORNTON Symbols have a power that can be used for good or evil. Some shame us and leave a stain on our collective conscience. The best symbols help us remember our past and nurture us…
Will Connecticut Finally Ban Fracking Waste? Grassroots activists have pushed lawmakers to act, and a final vote might come soon. We all need safe food and clean water. By Jennifer Siskind 05.11.17 On May 9, the General Assembly Representatives voted…
Local 33 plans major Commencement Day protest DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY MAY 15, 2017 STAFF REPORTER Yale Daily News Local 33 and its peer organizations are planning a major demonstration for Commencement Day, as the graduate student union continues to escalate its labor battle…
NYT Claire Cain Miller @clairecm MAY 13, 2017 When men and women finish school and start working, they’re paid pretty much equally. But a gender pay gap soon appears, and it grows significantly over the next two decades. So what…
Report • By David Cooper and Teresa Kroeger • May 10, 2017 EPI Survey data show millions of workers are paid less than the minimum wage, at significant cost to taxpayers and state economies What this report finds: This report…
May 9, 2017 Salary History Inquiries to Be Off-Limits to New York City Employers Action Item: On May 4, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill DiBlasio signed Int. No. 1253-A, a bill making it unlawful as part of the hiring…
Democratic Lawmakers Defend Citizens Election Program by Christine Stuart | May 9, 2017 1:31pm CHRISTINE STUART / CTNEWSJUNKIE Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, was elected under the system in its maiden year. HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut’s current budget crisis should…