Welcome to 2021! I’ve always believed it’s just human nature to welcome the new – it is, after all, a fresh start, limited only by the imagination’s boundaries. Perhaps for that reason, I found myself…
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Carol’s Column: Let’s Transform Connecticut from a “Waiting Place” to a Destination State — Together
We all know the saying, “Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it.” It’s a warning of which Connecticut’s wisest Democrats are no doubt aware. With nearly insurmountable legislative majorities, coupled…
Almost every single one of us is a leader somewhere -- from presidents or governors (who lead on the national and state stages) to leaders of businesses large and small, to the moms and dads…
Across the big cities and small towns of Connecticut, our children are returning to school. Some are climbing aboard school buses, excited to return to some degree of normalcy. Others remain isolated at home, hunched…
**Meghan Portfolio contributed to this article** If it seems like there has been a new executive order from Gov. Ned Lamont every day, you might not be too far off – it’s closer to every…
Connecticut union activists are planning a drive-by rally outside the homes of Connecticut’s wealthiest individuals in Greenwich on Thursday, May 21, calling for increasing taxes on the rich to plug an estimated $7 billion budget…
More than 1,300 restaurants have self-certified to open to outdoor dining on May 20 when Gov. Ned Lamont is rolling back the closure of restaurants to the public that have left those businesses struggling and…
Banking giant J.P. Morgan issued a report estimating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn on states’ unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liabilities, noting Connecticut would have to pay nearly 40 percent of…
Amidst a severe downturn on Wall Street sparked by the COVID-19 virus and the shuttering of businesses across states to keep the spread of the virus minimal, Connecticut will face “considerable” economic fallout, according to…