There is a bill before the Connecticut state legislature for the state to ratify the Child Labor Amendment. As this is something I have advocated for over a long period of time, I was asked to submit testimony. I did. Here it is: Testimony of...
Connecticut
Can't build dense housing because of the.....historical nature of a highway! Members of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy are urging town officials to reject a project that will build 120 units.
With house prices skyrocketing, the need for affordable housing is greater than ever. The Biden administration is aware of these issues and making early steps toward moving in the right.
Upon reading this, you might think it's nice that a son is helping his father doing his construction labor over the summer. But then you realize that this sort of thing is the root of how child labor get established and that it takes work...
It's hard to see how this could have gone wrong: Lock your doors or learn your lesson, that’s the message from New Haven police. Officers in East Rock are starting.
I always thought Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy was pretty decent, but this attack on the faculty union at Connecticut State University is pretty disturbing. “In a stark reminder that action.
Above: Strikers in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1949 While right-wing states are freaking out about the new AP standards (never mind that this year's AP US History DBQ was on the rise of the conservative movement), Connecticut has now passed a bill encouraging the teaching of labor...
Like New Jersey, Connecticut has suffered some from being surrounded by more prominent neighbors (in this case, New York and Massachusetts). Nonetheless, if we expand the notion of traditional politician.