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OP-ED | Ignoring COVID-19 Isn’t a Solution
Susan Bigelow says it’s strange. On the one hand, things are getting bad enough that some schools have had to close due to staff shortages. But on the other hand, when was the last time you saw a politician taking basic precautions like wearing a mask?
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Party Chair Confronts Un-Conventional Era
Inside the convention hall, candidates jostled for last-minute support to win the party’s endorsement. Democratic Town Committee Chair Vincent Mauro Jr. had his two candidates picked. If this were his uncle’s day in charge, or…
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Connecticut To Get FEMA Funds for COVID Testing Sites
Connecticut will receive more than $2 million in federal emergency funding to pay for the operation of COVID-19 testing sites during a six-month period last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Monday. The roughly…
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OP-ED | Politics and the Power of Words (Part 2)
Barth Keck highlights how Justice Samuel Alito used specific language to frame his argument in the leaked opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court, in an effort to rhetorically change how we think about the issue.
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PODCAST | How Medical Aid In Dying May Change The Way We Live
Medical aid in dying offers what some may call “a good death.” But how will the increased use of it change our relationship with dying? That’s the topic of the latest episode of Audacious with…
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COVID Transmission Increases in CT
As of Friday afternoon, Connecticut’s test positivity rate was 13.71% and there were 323 residents hospitalized with the virus. On Thursday, the Department of Public Health reported that 158 of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities qualified for…
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Grocery Items With The Greatest Price Increase In April
Inflation rose 0.3% in April and 8.3% year-over-year, according to April Consumer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday, May 11. The most recent numbers represent a modest reprieve from March’s…
Continue readingJob: Program Manager-Training and Outreach
Under the supervision of the Director of Training and Outreach, this individual will have responsibility for coordinating the general programming and training efforts of HES and The HES Advantage. The successful candidate will have a…
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Budget Green Lights Psychedelic Therapies
Buried in the budget Gov. Ned Lamont signed this week is a provision that would create a pilot program to allow Connecticut to be the first-in-the-nation to study the impact of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin…
Continue readingJob: Policy & Advocacy Manager
Under the supervision of the Director of Policy, this individual will be responsible for policy analysis, engaging in policy research, writing reports, and ensuring timely and accurate communication with HES’ advocacy networks. This will include…
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Governor Signs 23 Bills Into Law Tuesday
Gov. Ned Lamont signed 23 bills into law on Tuesday in Connecticut.
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OP-ED | Despite the Partisan Outcry Over Roe v. Wade, Abortion Policy Is Not A Binary Argument
Jonathan L. Wharton says Americans are oversimplifying abortion through a partisan lens when polling data tells us it’s a non-binary issue that’s about more than party politics.
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Lamont Permits Student-Athletes To Use School Logos In Endorsement Deals
Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that permits student-athletes in Connecticut to use their school’s names, logos, trademarks, mascots, unique colors, copyrights, and other defining insignia in endorsement contracts. The law updates one…
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OP-ED | Connecticut Democrats go all in on Roe
Susan Bigelow says the two major parties held their state conventions this weekend, endorsing candidates, setting up a few primaries for August, and establishing their themes for the fall, and one party looks a lot…
Continue readingJob: Fund Development Director
Health Equity Solutions is seeking a Director who will be essential in planning and coordinating all aspects of fund development, as well as a strategic leader on all fundraising initiatives, including but not limited to…
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OP-ED | Apropos of Nothing: 2022 Session Ends; Lawmaker Raise Their Pay; and Reax To SCOTUS Leak
The recently completed short legislative session reminds us of the important work done by the General Assembly. It can be ugly but it’s where deals are cut, the sausage is made and legislation is sent…
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Rapini Wins Endorsement for Secretary of the State
MASHANTUCKET, CT — Republicans were torn over who they wanted to oversee Connecticut’s elections, Rep. Terrie Wood of Darien, Brock Weber of Wolcott, and Dominic Rapini of Hamden, battled to be Connecticut’s chief election official. …
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New Haven Delegation Eyes Statewide Ballot
An exciting time. And a tough spot. New Haven Democrats wrestled with those two feelings on the first day of a state party convention where they’ll have a chance to pick between three fellow New Haveners running in…
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Blumenthal Focuses On Roe In Nomination Speech
HARTFORD, CT – At the state Democratic Party nominating convention at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Richard Blumenthal won a unanimous voice-vote of support for a third term in the U.S. Senate. The focus of…
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