A variety of news topics of interest to progressive thinkers in Connecticut
Connecticut joins alliance committed to Paris climate accord By: MARK PAZNIOKAS | June 2, 2017, CTMIRROR.ORG Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Gina McCarthy, then the EPA administrator, charging an electric car in Hartford. Connecticut became one of the early states to…
New ad launched by SEIU/1199 says a fair and balanced budget would include tax revenue from the wealthy. Check it out
Dreamers Continue Advocacy Effort by Jack Kramer, CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Trying to pass legislation to give immigrant students access to financial aid at Connecticut’s public colleges and universities has always been a toss-up issue, and the recent arrest of…
Paid leave proponents say small businesses back their effort PATRICIA DADDONA – Hartford Business Journal An organization that supports establishing a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut says 77 percent of the 243 Connecticut small business owners recently surveyed…
Senate GOP: Overhauling labor laws would save more than concessions By: KEITH M. PHANEUF | May 31, 2017, CT Mirror, KYLE CONSTABLE / CTMIRROR.ORG Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, is joined by other members of the Senate Republican…
State pondering ending car tax cap May 29, 2017 – by Paul Hughes and Michael Puffer, Republican-American – HARTFORD — Car owners in Naugatuck and other high-tax towns could end up paying a lot more in the coming year or…
Malloy: I’m not sure parks will open on July 1st By Mark Davis, News 8 Chief Capitol CorrespondentPublished: May 25, 2017, HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — With the long Memorial Day weekend upon us, the state budget crisis is casting a…
Lembo urges public healthcare option in CT PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED Comptroller Kevin Lembo By PATRICIA DADDONA, Hartford Business Journal, May 24, 2017 Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo is calling for an expansion of the federal Medicare program providing health care for seniors…
Dems Praise Agreement Say Thanks — Rs Say Not Enough Hartford Courant– Christopher Keating and Daniela Altimari Unions Promote Collective Bargaining as Best Process for Reaching Savings – Ratification Vote in July CT Mirror– Keith M. Phaneuf Hartford Courant Says Agreement is…
By Jon Lender – Hartford Courant – May 24, 2017 Accused Of Trying To Influence Bill To Stop Drug Price Gouging HARTFORD — Senate leaders warned Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade Tuesday to drop what they described as her attempt to…