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Lamont Looks to Expand Birth Centers as Hospitals Move to Close Maternity Wards


By Hugh McQuaid

With a handful of Connecticut hospitals seeking state approval to discontinue labor and delivery services, Gov. Ned Lamont promoted a bill on Monday intended to expand maternal health care options by licensing birth centers and certifying doulas.

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Connecticut Looks To Ban TikTok From Government Devices


By Christine Stuart

Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering a bill that would ban the use of TikTok on government-issued devices.

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Peaceful Insurrection


By Bruce Plante, Editorial Cartoonist

Editorial cartoon by Bruce Plante. The AP reports that Fox pundit Tucker Carlson amplified falsehoods about the January 6th insurrection with a selectively-edited video.

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New Small Business Boost Program Awards Low-interest Loans To 190 Connecticut Businesses


By Julie Martin Banks

Small business paired with a lender
Since its launch in 2022, the Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund has lent $24 million to 190 businesses in 67 communities.

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OP-ED | Route 1 By Any Other Name Would Be As Deadly


By Kerri Ana Provost

Wetlands and Lemmings
Opinion writer Kerri Ana Provost says that the road began as a series of footpaths, developed before colonizers arrived. In the land grab, it became Route 1, its other names being legion. The choice was made, repeatedly, to build up alongside it: motels, strip malls, one after another. More pavement was added. If you follow the road from Greenwich through Stonington, what you see bears no resemblance to its origins and there’s no amount of squinting to assist the imagination. It is a travesty, the epitome of cultural arrogance that permits one to trample over those who were here already, to destroy the land. The steadfast refusal to amend this mess with any expedience has consequences. 

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