A variety of news topics of interest to progressive thinkers in Connecticut
Huffington Post IMPACT 03/28/2016 06:16 pm ET | Updated Mar 29, 2016 Warren Buffett’s Son Pledges $90 Million To Support Girls And Women Of Color “Girls and women of color are experts on their own lives — our role is…
Political climate makes for tough choice for Connecticut Democrats By Mary O’Leary, moleary@nhregister.com, @nhrmoleary on Twitter POSTED: 05/08/17 NEW HAVEN >> Fear apparently is stalking the Democratic caucuses at the state Capitol as bills get watered down and lawmakers look…
Next teachers’ union leader is former state Senate leader By: JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS | May 8, 2017 Donald E. Williams Jr. has been named the next leader of the state’s largest teachers union, the Connecticut Education Association, a political powerhouse with…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ embattled minimum wage hike will take effect Friday following a two-year legal fight over the city’s effort to require employees to pay workers at least $10 an hour. …
JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS | March 22, 2017 In CT, black students far more likely to get less-experienced teachers Black students in Connecticut’s public schools are being taught by far more new, less-experienced teachers than their white peers. In the 4th…
Joshua M. Hall at the Working Families offices. MARK PAZNIOKAS | March 21, 2017 WFP backs union officer over endorsed Democrat in Hartford The labor-backed Working Families Party has rejected the choice of the Democratic Party for a vacant legislative…
Rob Ryser Democrat to challenge Boughton for mayor DANBURY — An immigrant and decorated combat veteran announced plans Tuesday to lead the Democratic ticket in November and challenge GOP Mayor Mark Boughton for a ninth term. Al Almeida, a veteran…
PATRICIA DADDONA 17 in CT make Forbes’ top billionaires list Seventeen Connecticut billionaires populate Forbes’ 31st Annual World Billionaires List, which includes 2,043 individuals earning in the 10 figures, the magazine has announced. In Connecticut, Ray Dalio, the founder, chairman…
MATT PILON Biz, environmentalists square off on $525M carbon tax For the past decade, Democratic U.S. Rep. John Larson has regularly lobbied Congress to pass a nationwide tax on carbon emissions, something that had been supported by former Vice President…
Michael Katz Connecticut Pension Funds Surge More Than 13% For all three funds, the top-performing asset classes were emerging markets and equities. Three of Connecticut’s major public pension funds in the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) reported returns…