The spread of the new coronavirus has given rise to reminders about the importance of proper handwashing and other illness-prevention habits. Unfortunately, it is also likely to provide a real-life reminder of how unequal our society is when it comes to health, the things that keep us well, and the consequences of getting sick.

We are living in a strange new world indeed, where our current health crisis and its fallout clearly overrides any other concerns we may have had just a few short weeks ago. Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) provide a chance to work together in innovative ways to turn approved, distressed communities around… and make money.

Usually, each day we wake up we can predict how our day will go. We have an outlined schedule that we follow, and we adapt to adjustments throughout the day because they are often minor. We establish a routine that makes us feel safe and comfortable. What do we do now?

He may have mightily misplayed the tolls issue, but Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont appears to have gotten some other things right in the midst of that debacle, which are now proving pivotal.

The intent of House Bill 5208 is to offer an additional layer of protection to nonverbal patients in nursing homes from abuse and neglect by allowing electronic monitoring of their care through the installation of video cameras in their private rooms.

Requiring the after-school programs to become licensed under the day care licensing would result in organizations serving significantly less children, no longer serving teens or closing. These after-school programs also allow parents to go to work with peace of mind that their children are safe. These after-school programs actually enable the parents to work. Keep the exemption, Waterbury’s Mayor tells the legislature.

Between January 2001 and December 2019, Connecticut has lost 165 children to suicide. The age of children attempting and dying from suicide has been trending younger and younger over the last 15 years. Funding would go a long way to helping state and local leaders scale up suicide prevention programs and training. The Office of Child Advocate says the state should provide a specific appropriation for this work to support critical community training efforts.

Connecticut is at risk of missing out on billions of dollars of federal revenue it should rightfully receive. The reason: many state residents will needlessly be undercounted in the upcoming Census.

We are providing some information to put much needed context around the impact that prohibiting styrofoam trays will have on food service programs throughout the state. School districts have few choices when it comes to implementing this prohibition. Many school districts will have to increase meal prices…