A variety of news topics of interest to progressive thinkers in Connecticut
T r u m p ’ s L i e s Many Americans have become accustomed to President Trump’s lies. But as regular as they have become, the country should not allow itself to become numb to them. So we have catalogued nearly every outright lie he has told publicly…
Malloy enlists disabled in budget fight — gets protest at his office –By: JULIA WERTH AND MARK PAZNIOKAS | July 18, 2017 — CT Mirror MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG Elaine Kolb backs out of the governor’s outer office after her arrest for trespassing. Gary Gross…
Update: Care4Kids Slots Continue to Decrease posted by Kayla Goldfarb – CAHS From May 2016 to May 2017, Connecticut continued to lose child care slots for low-income families and children, with more than 5,100 slots lost to cut backs in just one…
Office of Early Childhood merger takes us back, not forward JULY 17, 2017 — CT Mirror ViewPoint –By Merrill Gay — CT Early Childhood Alliance –Executive Director– It is troubling that several of the budget proposals floating around the State Capitol call for…
State employees overwhelmingly ratify concessions By Keith M. Phaneuf and Mark Pazniokas via CTMirror Unionized state employees have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the concession deal negotiated with the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, shifting the focus to a closely…
Not so fast: U.S. restaurant workers seek ban on surprise scheduling — By — Peter Szekely — Reuters — McDonald’s employee Ashley Bruce poses in front of the restaurant where she works in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. July 13, 2017.John Gress NEW YORK…
Home care workers have our lives in their hands. They’re paid only $10 an hour by Sarah Jaffe, The Guardian, Jul 14 2017 Read the article — here’s a summary: Although home care workers have begun to…
Act to Protect the retirement security of millions of working people Submit your letter! by: Economic Policy Institute Submit a comment to the Department of Labor today to protect the hard-earned retirement savings of current and future retirees. Donald Trump’s Secretary…
Middletown Mayor Dan Drew outlines vision for Connecticut’s highest office By Jeff Mill, The Middletown Press 07/12/17 Middletown Mayor Dan Drew officially announces that he is entering the Connecticut governor’s raceWednesday at the Mattabesett Canoe Club in Middletown. Jeff Mill / Hearst…
Subsidy Tracker Data Now Searchable Within More Than 10,000 Localities Subsidy Tracker, the nation’s only public and free database of economic development incentive awards, today introduced a new feature that allows the user to display summary data for more than…