AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantMar 31, 2021 at 6:00 amTo many in Connecticut, racial inequity starts with housing.Restrictive zoning rules and other practices that control population density and protect the “character” of towns or neighborhoods have come under renewed fire this year. Advocates for change say these practices have created a state of wealthy, largely white, suburbs and cities where many people of color live.AdvertisementIn the wake of the George Floyd killing last year and renewed focus on structural racism, a number of measures were introduced in the General Assembly this...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantMar 31, 2021 at 6:00 amTo many in Connecticut, racial inequity starts with housing.Restrictive zoning rules and other practices that control population density and protect the “character” of towns or neighborhoods have come under renewed fire this year. Advocates for change say these practices have created a state of wealthy, largely white, suburbs and cities where many people of color live.AdvertisementIn the wake of the George Floyd killing last year and renewed focus on structural racism, a number of measures were introduced in the General Assembly this...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantMar 04, 2021 at 6:11 pmGov. Ned Lamont on Thursday announced that he will roll back COVID-related restrictions in Connecticut starting March 19, including allowing restaurants to operate at full capacity, loosening rules on sports and entertainment venues and lifting the state’s travel ban.The state will maintain some key measures, including a mask mandate, social distancing rules, a curfew for restaurants and the closure of all bars. Restaurants, retail stores, houses of worship and other businesses will be allowed to reopen at full capacity, within the...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantMar 04, 2021 at 6:11 pmGov. Ned Lamont on Thursday announced that he will roll back COVID-related restrictions in Connecticut starting March 19, including allowing restaurants to operate at full capacity, loosening rules on sports and entertainment venues and lifting the state’s travel ban.The state will maintain some key measures, including a mask mandate, social distancing rules, a curfew for restaurants and the closure of all bars. Restaurants, retail stores, houses of worship and other businesses will be allowed to reopen at full capacity, within the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantDec 06, 2020 at 6:00 amDuring the surge of COVID-19 infections in Connecticut this past spring, most residents got behind Gov. Ned Lamont’s sense of caution, as he swiftly restricted access to restaurants and gyms, ordered non-essential workers to work from home and mandated mask-wearing.Now, as COVID-19 hospitalizations spike and the state’s death toll Monday, Lamont is caught between two opposing forces, as some doctors call on him to shut the state down further due to rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, while economically beleaguered restaurants implore him...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantDec 06, 2020 at 6:00 amDuring the surge of COVID-19 infections in Connecticut this past spring, most residents got behind Gov. Ned Lamont’s sense of caution, as he swiftly restricted access to restaurants and gyms, ordered non-essential workers to work from home and mandated mask-wearing.Now, as COVID-19 hospitalizations spike and the state’s death toll Monday, Lamont is caught between two opposing forces, as some doctors call on him to shut the state down further due to rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, while economically beleaguered restaurants implore him...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantOct 14, 2020 at 10:28 amIn the eyes of President Donald Trump and some Republicans, electing the Democrats in 2020 would lead to a clear and frightening outcome: tranquil suburbs in Connecticut and elsewhere would be overrun by crime, violent protests and social decay.It’s an old message with a new twist, fueled by the backlash against Black Lives Matter protests and demonstrations this summer that were largely peaceful in Connecticut, but turned violent in Portland, Ore.; Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities.AdvertisementReferring to the prospect of civil...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantOct 14, 2020 at 10:28 amIn the eyes of President Donald Trump and some Republicans, electing the Democrats in 2020 would lead to a clear and frightening outcome: tranquil suburbs in Connecticut and elsewhere would be overrun by crime, violent protests and social decay.It’s an old message with a new twist, fueled by the backlash against Black Lives Matter protests and demonstrations this summer that were largely peaceful in Connecticut, but turned violent in Portland, Ore.; Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities.AdvertisementReferring to the prospect of civil...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantSep 29, 2020 at 9:50 pmFairfield Democrats and Republicans united in condemnation of an incident Friday in which a pro-Trump Westport man verbally assaulted a volunteer at the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee headquarters.Fairfield police arrested Michael Silverstein, 61, Friday and charged him with second degree breach of peace. Despite being asked to leave multiple times, Silverstein continued yelling at the volunteer and as she took out her phone to take a picture of him, he slapped it out of her hand, according to a police report. When he got back in...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantSep 29, 2020 at 9:50 pmFairfield Democrats and Republicans united in condemnation of an incident Friday in which a pro-Trump Westport man verbally assaulted a volunteer at the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee headquarters.Fairfield police arrested Michael Silverstein, 61, Friday and charged him with second degree breach of peace. Despite being asked to leave multiple times, Silverstein continued yelling at the volunteer and as she took out her phone to take a picture of him, he slapped it out of her hand, according to a police report. When he got back in...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantSep 10, 2020 at 3:57 pmAn explosive published in The Atlantic chronicling how President Donald Trump disparaged military service members has divided Connecticut veterans, as some say Trump’s comments are hurtful but not shocking—while others defend the commander in chief and question the report’s legitimacy.“The war that I participated in was a war that Trump avoided," said Dave Ionno, a retired assistant librarian at the Hartford Public Library and Vietnam veteran, referring to the bone spurs diagnosis that from service in Vietnam. “And to me, that was the...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantSep 10, 2020 at 3:57 pmAn explosive published in The Atlantic chronicling how President Donald Trump disparaged military service members has divided Connecticut veterans, as some say Trump’s comments are hurtful but not shocking—while others defend the commander in chief and question the report’s legitimacy.“The war that I participated in was a war that Trump avoided," said Dave Ionno, a retired assistant librarian at the Hartford Public Library and Vietnam veteran, referring to the bone spurs diagnosis that from service in Vietnam. “And to me, that was the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantApr 14, 2020 at 7:52 amWhile Gov. Ned Lamont has earned strong support among Connecticut residents for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents are divided on whether the state was prepared for the crisis and uncertain about what lies ahead, The poll, which surveyed 1,000 Connecticut residents between March 24 and April 3, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.02%.AdvertisementMore than two-thirds of respondents (69.2%) reported that the crisis has impacted their daily lives and the majority of respondents (91.8%) said they were either “very...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantApr 14, 2020 at 7:52 amWhile Gov. Ned Lamont has earned strong support among Connecticut residents for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents are divided on whether the state was prepared for the crisis and uncertain about what lies ahead, The poll, which surveyed 1,000 Connecticut residents between March 24 and April 3, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.02%.AdvertisementMore than two-thirds of respondents (69.2%) reported that the crisis has impacted their daily lives and the majority of respondents (91.8%) said they were either “very...WW…