House Bill 6441 gives municipalities new and better tools to address climate change
Reef Ball Project at Stratford Point
There is a sense of urgency in communities across the state to take action to respond and adapt to climate change. Ask any municipal chief elected officer, town manager, planner, or engineer: There is no shortage of ideas or projects. There is, however, a shortage of funds.
Paterson and LaFrance
With just weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, the Connecticut General Assembly has a pivotal opportunity to address that fiscal issue head-on by approving Governor Lamont’s Act Concerning Climate Adaptation (HB 6441).
As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
Sten Spinella
As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
Despite pricey fiscal note, solitary confinement bill passes out of committee
Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org
Paul Hammer asks for solitary confinement to be stopped in prison at a protest in March. Hammer is a member of a Quaker faith community, New Haven Friends Meeting. He said that Quakers contributed to the introduction of solitary confinement in prison, and his group is trying to help stop it after learning negative impacts on prisoners.
Lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee voted 30-16 Monday to advance a bill that would sharply curtail the use of isolated confinement on people incarcerated in state correctional facilities.
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Protecting all children: Promoting health equity by insuring undocumented children
The General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee has favorably voted out S.B. 956, An Act Providing Medical Assistance to Certain Individuals Regardless of Immigration Status. The state, not surprisingly, has countered with a fiscal note that presents a two-year cost-estimate of $267 million to $374 million. But what if the cost of gradually insuring everyone who is eligible for health insurance in the state but for their immigration status works out to less than ten percent of that amount? Wouldn’t that be an investment that Connecticut’s policymakers should consider?
Jay Sicklick