By DAMARIS WHITTAKER and STEVE THORNTON Symbols have a power that can be used for good or evil. Some shame us and leave a stain on our collective conscience. The best symbols help us remember our past and nurture us…
Will Connecticut Finally Ban Fracking Waste? Grassroots activists have pushed lawmakers to act, and a final vote might come soon. We all need safe food and clean water. By Jennifer Siskind 05.11.17 On May 9, the General Assembly Representatives voted…
Local 33 plans major Commencement Day protest DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY MAY 15, 2017 STAFF REPORTER Yale Daily News Local 33 and its peer organizations are planning a major demonstration for Commencement Day, as the graduate student union continues to escalate its labor battle…
NYT Claire Cain Miller @clairecm MAY 13, 2017 When men and women finish school and start working, they’re paid pretty much equally. But a gender pay gap soon appears, and it grows significantly over the next two decades. So what…
Report • By David Cooper and Teresa Kroeger • May 10, 2017 EPI Survey data show millions of workers are paid less than the minimum wage, at significant cost to taxpayers and state economies What this report finds: This report…
May 9, 2017 Salary History Inquiries to Be Off-Limits to New York City Employers Action Item: On May 4, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill DiBlasio signed Int. No. 1253-A, a bill making it unlawful as part of the hiring…
Democratic Lawmakers Defend Citizens Election Program by Christine Stuart | May 9, 2017 1:31pm CHRISTINE STUART / CTNEWSJUNKIE Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, was elected under the system in its maiden year. HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut’s current budget crisis should…
Study Shows Income Gap Avoiding corporate income taxes is one way CEOs boost their companies’ profits and thereby increase their own pay. $13.1M The average compensation for an S&P 500 CEO last year. 347 Times more the average S&P 500…
No matter the mistakes made by Director Comey, the timing of his firing suggests that President Trump is trying to improperly influence or block the ongoing FBI investigation into his campaign’s collusion with Russia. It defies logic that President Trump,…
By Jenna Carlesso for the Hartford Courant May 9, 2017 City leaders have taken a step toward bankruptcy, soliciting proposals from law firms that specialize in Chapter 9, which protects financially strapped municipalities. The city is reviewing several firms and…