Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce? By Natalie Kitroeff — Los Angeles Times — May 28, 2017 Mari Villaluna never wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. The 36-year-old spent a decade building up a resume as a…
Homelessness fell 24% in three years. How did Connecticut do it? By Kyle Constable, CT Mirror After years of stagnation, Connecticut has significantly decreased its homeless population for three consecutive years, outpacing most other states during that time. It also…
Fracking Waste Ban Stalls in the Senate, But Connecticut Towns Move Forward By Jennifer Siskind, Food & Water Watch The movement to ban toxic, radioactive drilling waste has spread to communities across the state. But that grassroots momentum wasn’t enough…
Letters in Hartford Courant Consequences Of Segregation Governor Dannel P. Malloy‘s suggestion that the plaintiffs in the landmark Sheff decision appear “as if we’re going out of our way to deprive kids from Hartford of a good education” by resisting…
Nobel Laureate Urges Caution On Tax Cutting In Connecticut By HARRIET JONES • WNPR Nobel prize-winning economist Robert Shiller says Connecticut shouldn’t be cutting taxes in order to keep corporations in the state. Shiller, who is a professor of economics at…
Massachusetts lawmakers weigh automatic voter registration By: STEVE LeBLANC: AP, June 10, 2017 A digital voter registration drive outside at Boston City Hall. —Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts residents could have their voter registration information automatically updated whenever they renew their…
Fight for Your Public Lands Moves to 2018 By: Eric Hammerling — Advocates of a constitutional amendment that would ensure appropriate public input before the General Assembly could sell, swap, or giveaway state lands say they are disappointed that the…
Solid Gains in Health, Education Require Continued Investment Amid Discussion of Budget Cuts posted by Gwendolyn Pastor June 13, 2017 Today, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released their 2017 Kids Count Data Book. The data book ranks each state’s child…
Legislators Obligated To Pass A Moral Budget House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, speaks to the House on the final day of session June 7. No budget was reached before adjournment.(Jessica Hill / AP) KENT J. SILADI — In the…
GOP Tax Plans Would Emulate Failed Kansas Experiment Massive tax cuts Kansas enacted in 2012 were among the largest ever adopted by a state, and delivered lopsided benefits to the wealthy. Key architects of Kansas’ tax cuts, including Governor Sam…