Connecticut Joins Other States in Absolving Women and Men Convicted of Witchcraft
Connecticut’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to absolve the women and men who were convicted and the 11 who were executed on witchcraft charges in the 17th century when the state was a British colony.
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Connecticut’s Average Gas Price Up 3% In Anticipation Of Memorial Day Weekend Travel Demand
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and gas prices are inching a bit higher this week in reaction to an increase in demand as Americans hit the road. According to AAA, Memorial Day road trips are expected to show an increase of 6% over 2022, with over 37 million Americans driving to their destinations.
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Senate Adopts Aggressive Approach To Regulated Utilities
Barely anyone had the energy to debate a 79-page Senate bill early this morning that overhauls public utility regulation in the state, but that’s what they did for about 40-minutes before unanimously sending it to the House.
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Podcast: Memorial Day and Honor Flight Connecticut – Remembering Our Veterans
They’re part of a nationwide organization that pays tribute to the Nation’s Veterans. We join Honor Flight Connecticut on their trip to Washington, D.C. as they celebrate veterans – both the fallen and surviving – from our state on Memorial Day weekend.
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Senate Sends John Lewis Voting Rights Bill To House
The Senate supported a bill that would cement the federal Voting Rights Act into Connecticut law late Thursday night.
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OP-ED | A Day To Honor Our War Dead
Opinion writer Tom Purcell laments the polls that show many Americans don’t know why we celebrate Memorial Day. One survey found that fewer than half knew the purpose was not to honor those who served in the armed forces, but rather to honor those who gave their lives while they served.
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New Gun Regulations Clear Connecticut House: Extends Assault Weapons Ban and Restricts Open Carry
The House voted Thursday to advance a sweeping package of gun regulations including provisions expanding Connecticut assault weapons ban, increasing bail requirements for certain repeat gun offenders and largely prohibiting the open carry of firearms.
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OP-ED | Marjorie Taylor Greene Is At It Again
Opinion writer Elwood Watson says the verbal exchange between U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jamaal Bowman this week on the steps of the nation’s capitol shows how a white woman’s description of events, no matter how distorted or blatantly false, will likely be believed by many over the words of their non-white counterparts.
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Ranked Choice Voting Gets a Half Hour Debate in the House
Ranked-choice voting received a half hour debate in Connecticut’s House of Representatives Wednesday night thanks to a doomed amendment from Rep. Josh Elliott, D-Hamden, who unsuccessfully sought to implement the system in presidential primaries.
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Sacred Birds, The Great Indoors, DeSantis And Trump
The debt ceiling, climate change, and the Donald Trump-Ron DeSantis matchup in the GOP primary for Election 2024. Editorial cartoons by Christopher Weyant, Dave Whamond, and Bill Day.
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House Passes Bill Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
The House voted Wednesday to allow pharmacists who complete special training to prescribe hormonal birth control as part of a wide-ranging bill, which would also legalize vending machines that dispense over-the-counter medication including an emergency contraceptive.
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Senate OKs Bill Mandating Reproductive Healthcare On College Campuses
The Connecticut Senate on Thursday approved a bill requiring public universities to provide students with access to reproductive healthcare.
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House Leaders: Budget Unlikely To Meet Striking Workers’ Demands
Group home and day program workers took their strike to the Capitol Wednesday, demanding the state budget include the money needed for a wage bump and other demands.
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House Approves Bill To Support Local Newsrooms With Ad Dollars
State agencies could soon be required to spend at least half of their print and digital advertising budgets on locally owned and operated news organizations.
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House Approves Plan To Address Illegal Tire Dumping
The Connecticut House of Representatives Wednesday approved the creation of a stewardship program to oversee the collection and recycling of used tires.
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OP-ED | Massachusetts Scandal Shows Connecticut Gets It Right On Appointed Prosecutors
Opinion writer Terry Cowgill suggests that few falls from grace have been as pronounced and seemingly fatal as that recently suffered by U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins in neighboring Massachusetts, where corruption is just as endemic in Boston as it is in Hartford.
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Nonprofit Providers Rally For More Funding as Officials Finalize Budget Deal
More than 1,000 supporters of Connecticut community nonprofit providers rallied Wednesday outside the state Capitol with funding requests that far outpace the increases under consideration by policymakers in late-stage budget negotiations.
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner, the legendary pop star who became an iconic performer and actress on screen and stage, died Wednesday at age 83. Editorial cartoon by Dave Whamond.
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Group Home Workers Strike For Higher Wages
Over 1,700 group home and day program workers who provide care for individuals with disabilities in Medicaid-funded agencies across Connecticut launched an indefinite strike Wednesday. They are demanding higher wages, affordable healthcare, and adequate retirement funding. The caregivers are calling for a pathway to a minimum wage of $25 per hour, a significant increase from…
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QPoll: Trump Doubles His Lead Over DeSantis In 2024 GOP Primary
On the same day that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork to run for president in 2024, Quinnipiac University released a new poll showing former President Donald Trump has strengthened his support, widening his lead over DeSantis since late March.
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House Votes in Favor of Traffic Enforcement Cameras
Connecticut municipalities would be permitted to use automated traffic enforcement cameras under a package of roadway safety proposals passed Tuesday by the House after lawmakers scrapped provisions requiring motorcycle helmets and banning open alcohol containers in vehicles.
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OP-ED | It’s Public For A Reason
Opinion writer Susan Campbell is concerned about two bills that have been sent from the Senate to the House this year, which would limit the ability of the public – and press – to seek information through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Russell Woos Investors With Budget Guardrails
Connecticut was trending in the wrong direction just five years ago, and Wall Street took notice.
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Freedom Caucus And Debt Limit Doom & Governing By Crisis
Congressional Democrats and Republicans have ramped up pressure on President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold the line in the debt ceiling talks. Editorial cartoons by Kevin Siers and Jeff Koterba.
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Report: Connecticut Has Aggressive Probation Practices
Connecticut’s use of community corrections, particularly aggressive probation tactics, traps thousands of people in the correctional system and fuels a troubling cycle of incarceration, according to a new report released by the Katal Center and the Prison Policy Initiative. The report highlights the disproportionate impact on people of color and individuals with low income.
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OP-ED | Maintain 100% Service on the New Haven Line
Guest opinion writer Ed Valente, a New Haven Line conductor and labor leader, urges the governor and members of the General Assembly to maintain 100% funding for the New Haven Line, where commuters say ridership is surging as companies call back their workers to NYC.
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House Republicans Call for Hearing on Changes to Judicial Bail Rules
House Republicans called last week for a public hearing to apply legislative oversight to changes under consideration by the Judicial Branch that would lower bail requirements for defendants awaiting criminal proceedings.
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Debt-ceiling Blackmail & Still Alive
The standoff over the debt ceiling continued Monday. President Joe Biden said the White House offered a proposal for $1 trillion in spending cuts, but as part of the same proposal the Democrats called for tax overhaul, including rescinding the Trump administration’s tax cuts for the wealthy, which are estimated to cost $3.5 trillion if they are renewed. Republicans have balked. Meanwhile, early polling shows…
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