A new look at Connecticut’s fiscal rules
Over the past several months, we have worked as part of a collaboration between Yale’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy and The Connecticut Project to examine the broad set of…
The guardrails violate the majority vote rule
This is Part Three of a six-part series on the constitutionality of the state’s Budget guardrails. Here are Parts One and Two. The first bedrock rule of legislative procedure violated…
Inadequate sex ed in CT schools harms students
Did you grow up in Connecticut? If so, did you receive sex education, and was it inclusive and comprehensive? Your answer likely depends on what town you grew up in,…
Biden signs bill expanding Social Security benefits for retired teachers, public employees
President Joe Biden gives a pen to Bette Marafino, president of the Connecticut Chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, after he signed the Social Security Fairness Act during an…
State seeks new trial against former Alaska legislator accused of elections misdeeds
Gabrielle LeDoux confers with defense attorney Kevin Fitzgerald, who is seated, during her trial on Nov. 27, 2024, in the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon) Alaska…
A national championship ski race was set for Kincaid Park. Then the moose showed up.
Volunteers keep a pair of moose off the race trail as athletes slide by during Thursday’s national championship cross-country ski race at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. (Photo by Tobias Albrigtsen)…
Legislature approves bill to prioritize family members in foster care
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing children with relatives. The House voted…
Ex-New Mexico official leads call for Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters as 2nd election is certified
Former Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin speaking with protesters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign rally in New Mexico on Oct. 30, 2024. Griffin appeared with others on the fourth anniversary…
Housing, child care, Medicaid, priorities for Montana Democrats
Sen. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula, discusses Democratic priorities at the start of the 2025 session with other Native American legislators standing with him. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) Life needs to be…
Poll: Marylanders unconvinced lower drug costs would hinder research for new treatments
New poll results say that Marylanders believe prescription drug prices can be reduced without cutting into funding for drug researc and development. Photo by Angela Breck. A new poll says…