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Your Insurance Doesn’t Care About Toxic Forever Chemicals

Helen Santoro / The Lever Jun 12, 2024 Commercial insurers are cutting out PFAS coverage, passing the cost instead directly to small businesses and consumers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Connecticut’s Baby Bond Program Combats the Racial Wealth Divide

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / Other Words Jun 19, 2023 The new state law could help build momentum for the American Opportunity Accounts Act which seeks to create a similar program at the federal level. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Girls Sue to Block Participation of Transgender Athletes

PAT EATON-ROBB / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 The lawsuit centers on two trans sprinters who have frequently outperformed their cisgender competitors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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What Running for Office in the Age of Trump Taught Me

Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Jan 28, 2020 My run for mayor of New London, Conn., helped me discover what’s wonderful (and not so wonderful) about my nation and chosen hometown. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How Affordable Housing Is Set Up to Fail

Jacqueline Rabe Thomas / ProPublica Nov 26, 2019 A new report reveals Connecticut has failed its low-income families, locking them out of opportunities while creating pockets of poverty. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Barr to Investigate Origins of Mueller Probe

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press May 14, 2019 The attorney general aims to determine whether intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "lawful and appropriate." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Roadblock to Common-Sense Pension Reform (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Aug 6, 2018 About half of the entire private-sector workforce has no employer-sponsored retirement plan. Several states are trying to address this, but the investment industry is aggressively seeking to block them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won’t Seek Re-Election Amid Harassment Queries

SUSAN HAIGH / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 The Connecticut Democrat announces she will not run this year amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

15 States and the District of Columbia Challenge Trump Over DACA Decision

Emily Wells / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 The lawsuit claims the president's move to rescind the immigration program was motivated by discrimination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How One Connecticut City’s Reform Plan Reduced Race-Based Police Stops

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2016 Hamden's experience could be viewed as a test case for how to resolve some conflicts between police officers and minorities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Live Blog: Trump Sweeps the East Coast Primaries, Clinton Wins All But Rhode Island

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 Claiming "it's over," Trump turns attention to "crooked Hillary"; Sanders pledges to stay in the race despite Tuesday's drubbing. Take a look at the final results and watch the victors' speeches. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

A Year After Sandy Hook, Are We Any Safer? In a Word, No

BLANK Dec 11, 2013 Since the massacre that was supposed to have changed the national debate over gun control, more state laws have been enacted that loosen gun restrictions than restrict them. So the lesson from Sandy Hook is that we need to change our name to the Insane States of America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )