by Suzanne Bates | Apr 8, 2013 | Commentary, General, Politics
COMMENTARY A discussion about the effect of media violence on society was briefly held after the atrocities of the Newtown shootings. Lately the conversation fizzled while our attention was fixed on other things. Let’s restart it. Does watching violence, listening to...
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 3, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Legislators are considering limits on a state program that allows inmates to earn time off their sentence as part of comprehensive legislation in response to the tragic school shooting in Newtown. The changes would restrict the program to only non-violent offenders....
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 2, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, Politics
Advocacy organizations and many Connecticut residents are united in opposing a bill mandating the psychiatric screening of children and teenagers in Connecticut. S.B. 374, An Act Requiring Behavioral Health Assessments for Children, would require schools to administer...
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 1, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Connecticut’s early release program is hotly debated by critics questioning the plan’s impact on public safety. For most, prison is the default solution to crime, but some experts question this approach. Imprisonment does not have to be the only answer. Learning about...
by Zack Albert | Mar 27, 2013 | Blog, Economy, Politics, Taxes & Spending
Although it has been exactly a week since a staffer filled President Obama’s limousine with the wrong type of fuel, thereby rendering it useless after being flown all the way to Israel, the story presents such a hilariously applicable metaphor that I would be remiss...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 25, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal, Politics
State contractors and the people who work for them can make donations to Connecticut’s government and quasi-public agencies, but they can’t talk about them. In 2006, the Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board held that lobbyists, state contractors and businesses regulated by...
