A variety of news topics of interest to progressive thinkers in Connecticut
Dozens Of East Haven Youth Lose Jobs Due To State Budget Woes The program was scheduled to begin in early July. Statewide more than 5,000 youths are put to work through the program. By Brian McCready (Patch National Staff) –…
Connecticut’s millionaire migration myth Ellen Shemitz and Derek Thomas–Connecticut Voices for Children — in CT Mirror Viewpoints As the legislature toils to come to consensus on this year’s budget, we urge them to make decisions grounded in facts, research, and…
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As the U.S. Senate deliberates on the proposed GOP health care bill, which is just as threatening to U.S. citizens as the House of Representative’s (Un)American Health Care Act, a group of CT residents have come together to remind elected officials: lives…
$25 million and counting for political lobbying in Connecticut By Christine Stewart, CTNewsJunkie Lobbyists spent $25 million this year trying to push their issues over the legislative finish line, according to reports filed with the Office of State Ethics. While…
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…
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…