Why is social enterprise important for a city like Hartford?  How does social enterprise make a difference?  There are numerous reasons, but four stand out:  by creating opportunities for employment, by solving environmental and social problems, by building community wealth, and by giving back.

Many young people have become disillusioned by an economic climate that left them buried in debt and struggling to provide for themselves and their families. Faced with a dim outlook casting doubt on the benefits of capitalism, they are looking for a new path forward by embracing socialism, the perceived alternative option.

An interview with Norman Anderson, Chairman and CEO of CG/LA Infrastructure, on CT2030, user fees, alternative funding sources and more, as Connecticut’s stares at infrastructure improvements that are sorely needed, undecided on whether and how to proceed.

In Washington D.C. for the women’s march, a Connecticut writer reflects on an unexpected activism and its aftermath.

Facts aren’t winning the day, truth doesn’t seem to matter the way it once did. Truth decay is advanced. Arresting it may require a metaphorical root canal, for we are deep into the era of alternative facts and false narratives purporting to be true, no matter how much they deviate from reality.

Seaside is surplus property and should now be subject to sale; a sale that could benefit, among others, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).  Here’s how.

For decades, Connecticut’s transportation financing methods have led to deferred or stretched out maintenance and the avoidance of equipment replacements, capacity expansion and performance enhancing technology improvements.  We have created a multi-billion-dollar queue of unfunded capital needs, worsening congestion, and mounting workforce productivity losses.

The legislature has created a High Deductible Health Plan Task Force to study the issues surrounding high deductible health plans and come up with recommendations for the state legislature’s upcoming 2020 session.  They will consider a wide variety of topics, including the financial impact these health plans have on members and their families.

What is community? It can mean a lot of different things. The place where you live. The people that surround you. Something bigger that you want to be part of.

Congress is right to prioritize patient protection, but if the current Senate bill is not amended, patients and providers could both be harmed while insurers unfairly increase their profits.