Bottle Bill Implementation Complicates DEEP Commissioner Nomination
The governor’s nomination of Katie Dykes to serve another term as Connecticut’s commissioner of energy and environmental protection has met some resistance in the legislature in part due to her agency’s handling of recent updates to the state’s bottle bill.
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Section 230 Battle Joined
Consumer warning: If you want to publish a comment at the end of this story calling people names or lying about them committing horrible acts, tough luck. Your contributions don’t immediately get posted. They get reviewed and vetted according to rules of civility (not to mention libel law). If, however, you have a terrorist video seeking to recruit…
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Ranked-choice Voting Proposed by a Bipartisan Pair of Lawmakers
Connecticut would explore a ranked-choice voting system in congressional races and presidential primaries under a bill proposed last week by a bipartisan pair of state senators.
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Lamont Seeks To Close Assault Weapon ‘Loopholes’
For the second time this week, Gov. Ned Lamont announced a set of new firearm restrictions, this time intended to prevent mass shootings by raising the age to purchase a gun and broadening Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.
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Free School Meal Funding Uncertain as Lawmakers Contend With Competing Spending Priorities
Democratic leaders in the House tempered the expectations of advocates seeking state funding to pay for school lunches during a Wednesday press conference in which they sought to rein in legislators publicly calling for additional state spending.
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General Assembly Approves Contract To Improve State Police Recruitment
The state legislature voted Wednesday to approve a four year contract providing significant raises aimed at boosting recruitment and retention among the dwindling ranks of Connecticut State Police. The contract, negotiated by Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration and the police union, will provide 2.5% general wage increases for each of its first three years and a…
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PURA Reaching Out for ‘Innovative Energy Solutions’
Starting January 31, the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) will start taking applications from those whose ideas, they hope, will help re-shape Connecticut’s power grid through products and services that will mean economic benefits for all ratepayers and help the state to advance its decarbonization goals. On Tuesday, staff from PURA and Strategen, a…
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Connecticut’s Trash Problem
Hartford’s trash-to-energy plant was shuttered last summer, prompting state officials to come up with a solution to the hundreds of thousands of tons of trash now being shipped out of state.
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Republicans Call for More Restrictions on Cannabis
With cannabis now commercially available in Connecticut, House Republicans called Tuesday for a series of additional restrictions on the substance including THC caps on certain products, limitations on where it can be consumed and a ban on edible cannabis.
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DOC to Close Half of The Low-Security Willard Cybulski Correctional
The Department of Correction will shutter the Willard half of its low security Willard Cybulski Correctional Institution by April 1, Commissioner Angel Quiros announced to agency staff in a Tuesday memo.
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Connecticut Closes Out 2022 With Job Losses
After 11 consecutive months of steady employment gains, Connecticut saw a sudden reversal of fortune in December with a loss of about 1,600 jobs.
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On 50th Anniversary, Some Connecticut Lawmakers Continue Push To Broaden Access To Abortion
Advocates and Democratic state officials gathered under the state Capitol’s rotunda Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and to announce their commitment to redoubling efforts to broaden access to abortion care in the absence of the landmark legal decision.
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Union President Says Nursing Shortage ‘Requires Screaming,’ Warns of Bad Outcomes for Patients
Connecticut lawmakers will consider mandating nurse to patient staffing ratios in an effort to mitigate a health care “crisis,” a co-chair of the legislature’s Public Health Committee said during a Tuesday press conference with national AFT President Randi Weingarten. A handful of Democrat legislators stood with nurses and labor officials during a late-morning news conference…
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Lamont Takes Aim At Gun Safety With Latest Proposals
Banning open carry, investing in community violence intervention, limiting handgun purchases to one per month and updating registration of “ghost guns,” are just some of the proposals Gov. Ned Lamont plans to propose as part of his budget next month. Banning assault weapons, which were grandfathered in in 2013 following the Sandy Hook School shooting,…
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OP-ED | Where’s Our Winter, Southern New Englanders?
Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton laments the lack of snowfall here in Connecticut thus far this winter and says it’s concerning. Is this the way it’s going to be?
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America’s Gun Problem
Editorial cartoon by Dave Whamond. CNN: ‘Tragedy upon tragedy’: Forty-four hours in America. Three mass shootings. Nineteen lives wiped out. All in California — in Monterey Park, San Mateo County, and Oakland.
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Podcast | Restoration Under Way At Mystic’s Shipyard
Brian Scott-Smith visits Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport for a look at the Coronet, the 1885 Schooner that’s arrived at the Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard for three years of restoration work. It’s considered the last…
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States With The Highest Revenue From Cannabis Taxes
The Drug Enforcement Agency hasn’t seen any reason to remove cannabis from its list of Schedule I banned substances. Yet, cannabis in its myriad forms is pulling in billions of dollars in vital tax revenue…
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OP-ED | ChatGPT Is The Future
Opinion writer Jamil Ragland, who works as a tutor during the day, says he has been following with some interest the breathless debate about ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, and their impact on education. Will it have…
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Top Secret
Editorial cartoons by Jeff Koterba and Randall Enos. The National Archives may send letters to all living former presidents and vice presidents, asking them to go through their records to ensure no classified materials remain…
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$690K For A New 2‑Family?
The only contractor to respond to a city bid to build a new two-family house in the Hill won the contract at a price of $690,000 — or roughly $246 per square foot — raising questions about just how much it costs…
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ANALYSIS | Life-saving Innovation At Alarming Prices
Health care analyst Ellen Andrews says the new gene therapies that can modify a malfunctioning gene to cure, not just treat, genetic diseases are going to complicate health care costs, which already consume 20% of…
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Debt Ceiling Nighthawks
Editorial cartoon by Daryl Cagle. The AP reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders saying she’s suspending the reinvestment of some federal bonds in a government workers’ savings…
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OP-ED | What’s In Two Names? Reclaiming the Thames for the Pequots
Opinion writer Susan Bigelow says changing the name of the Thames River to the Pequot River is a great idea. Read why here.
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The Year So Far
Editorial cartoon by R.J. Matson. The year has started off poorly with respect to gun violence. California experienced two mass shootings in three days. First, 10 were killed on Saturday, followed by seven murdered Monday.
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OP-ED | It’s Time to Make Media-Literacy Education Mandatory
Opinion writer Barth Keck wishes us all a Happy News Literacy Week! Originated four years ago by the News Literacy Project, this annual observation “underscores the vital role of news literacy in a democracy and…
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Red Sky Morning
Photographer Philip Medbury captured these spectacular sunrise images on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, off Pequot Avenue in New London.
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OP-ED | Japan’s Rearmament is a Worrying Sign
Opinion writer Jamil Ragland says the isolationist policies of the Trump administration, as well as blowback from the errors and misfortunes of previous administrations, have led us to a moment in world history where American…
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Inaugural Ball Contributions Totaled $515,000
Gov. Ned Lamont’s second inaugural ball earlier this month was a star-studded affair and many state contractors and special interests contributed cash to pay for the evening. Held at the Bushnell Theater for the Performing…
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Another Day, Another George Santos Revelation
Editorial cartoon by Adam Zyglis. One of this week’s George Santos revelations came from a military veteran who says Santos stole $3000 from a fundraiser for his sick service dog. Vice reports that along with…
Continue readingWhat Do Kangaroos Have To Do With Connecticut? It’s All About Soccer Shoes
This is the third time in the past few months CT News Junkie has carried a story concerning wildlife and the inhumane treatment of animals, and the third time its coverage of animal issues has…
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None of the People’s Business in Georgia
Editorial cartoon by John Cole. The Georgia legislature recently adopted “problematic” new rules as both chambers passed resolutions shielding communication between lawmakers and third parties under legislative privilege. The Georgia legislature had already exempted itself…
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Camelot Developer Shares Plans for Affordable Housing Project at West Hartford Inn Site
Hundreds of units of housing have been approved or are now under development throughout West Hartford, including in or near the Center, but the project about to commence on Farmington Avenue just east of Trout…
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