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Opinion: CT ratepayers pay the price when utility bullying goes unchecked
CT Mirror, 7/21/26
Candidates for governor take aim at Eversource. The utility says it's 'an easy target'
News 12 CT, 7/9/26
The American flag is everywhere in Connecticut. What it represents is up for debate: Dan Haar
CT Insider, 7/4/26
Blumenthal urges CID to deny proposed health insurance rate hikes
Inside Investigator, 6/29/26
Blumenthal: CT Must Reject Insurance Rate Increases
CT News Junkie, 6/26/26
Community Benefit Summary and Analysis Report -- Public Comment
Public comment 5/22/26
Climate Activists welcome Travelers shareholders to their annual “do nothing” shareholder meeting
Press Release, 5/20/26
CT Health Justice Now Coalition Demands Legislation to Prevent 250,000 Residents From Losing Affordable Healthcare
Counterpoint, 5/4/26
CT lawmakers want state to ‘reclaim’ public services for residents. How they say so much became ‘toxic’
Hartford Courant, 4/23/26
The key to lower energy bills? More solar, now
CT Mirror, 4/22/26
Inside the debate that sank a small business health insurance bill
Hartford Business Journal, 4/21/26
CCAG and Partners Expose Harms Caused by Private Equity at Legislative Forum
CCAG Substack, 4/17/26
Panelists Call For More Private Equity Regulation In Healthcare, Special Education
CT News Junkie, 4/17/26
Legislative Forum on Private Equity with State Reps. Garibay and McCarthy Vahey, the Blue-Collar Caucus, Connecticut Citizen Action Group and Others.
Legislative Forum, Connecticut Network 4/16/26
Private Equity Forum Will Highlight Issues with Keynote Speaker Megan Greenwell and Impacted State Residents
Press Release, 4/14/26
PRIVATE EQUITY OF HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, HOUSING, & MORE WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A LEGISLATIVE FORUM IN HARTFORD
Press Release, 4/13/26
Rural CT faces voting access challenges from SAVE America Act
Public News Service, 04/08/26
Letter to Governor Lamont to Maintain Funding to Secretary Thomas's FY27 Budget
Sign-on Letter, 04/06/26
Letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Home Insurance Data Transparency
Sign-on Letter (Public Citizen), 03/23/26
No Funding for Trump’s Illegal War on Iran
Sign-on Letter, 3/12/26
Re: CT’s Successful Community First Choice Program and Other Measures to Support People
with Severe Disabilities to Remain in Their Own Homes
Sign-on Letter, 3/11/26
Public Interest Groups Urge State Attorneys General to Challenge Paramount-WBD Merger
The Wrap, 3/6/26
Advocates say “Fazio carrying water for utilities and energy corporations”
Press release, 3/5/26
Tax battle emerges in CT. Who might have to worry and raising the income tax has been pitched
Hartford Courant, 3/1/26
Mary Mushinsky, longest-serving member of CT House, to retire
CT Mirror, 2/26/26
Advocates Launch Health Justice NOW Campaign
Press release, 2/11/26
CT advocates push for expanded health care policy amid federal cuts
WSHU, 2/10/26
Statewide campaign launched to ensure residents have quality affordable health care
News 12 CT, 2/10/26
Gov’s budget puts emergency Medicaid expansion on hold, as advocates call for health care for all
CT Public Radio, 2/10/26
Health Advocates to launch Health Justice NOW Campaign Amid Federal Cuts
Press release, 2/9/26
Letter to Governor Lamont Urging the Use of Emergency Funds to Restore Affordable Health Coverage, Ensure Continued SNAP Benefits After Loss of Federal Funding
Sign-on letter, 2/6/26
We’re Already Paying for Climate Damage, the Only Question is Why Big Polluters Aren’t
CT Examiner, 1/26/26
New Report Shows CT Experienced 11 Major Disasters Between 2011 and 2024, Calls For a New Dedicated State Funding Source For Climate Infrastructure Upgrades.
Press Release, Rebuild by Design, 1/14/26
CCAG Files as Intervenor Opposing US Department of Justice’s Suit to Force State to Hand Over Voter Data
Press Release, 1/14/26
Opinion: CT voters made a choice. Now the legislature needs to act
Hartford Courant, 1/11/26
CT Senator, Health Care Advocate Push For Action On Health Insurance Costs
CT News Junkie, 1/5/26
ACLU Letter to Governor Lamont Urging An Executive Order Establishing Guardrails For The Use Of CT National Guard
Sign-On Letter, 12/8/25
US Action In Venezuela Prompts Response From CT Officials, Advocacy Groups
CT News Junkie, 1/3/26
CCAG Files FOIA Complaints Against Legislative Management and Senator Fonfara
News Release, 11/26/25
Blumenthal, Murphy blast Trump 'death threat against veteran Dems
CT Mirror, 11/21/25
Other Victories for Working Families
The American Prospect, 11/18/25
CT Officials, Environmental Groups Back Wind Power In New London Event
CT News Junkie, 11/17/25
Small business owners in limbo over insurance subsidies
NBC Connecticut, 11/17/25
Demonstrations Blanket AT&T Storefronts Across Chicago and Illinois Due to Contracts with DHS, CBP, and ICE
People's Action, 11/17/25
Immigrant Community Wins Protections in Special Session, Demand Continued Commitment
Press Release 11/14/25
The rich get richer: CT among fastest growing number of millionaire residents. Where they are.
Hartford Courant, 11/9/25
In CT, no one should lose healthcare, no one should starve
CT Mirror, 11/3/25
CT blame game erupts as federal shutdown heads toward full month. Rhetoric turns accusatory.
Hartford Courant, 10/30/25
New Medicaid and SNAP rules may worsen CT social services agency call delays, advocates warn
CT Insider, 10/25/25
Amid The Shutdown, Flood Insurance Profiteers Are Riding The Wave
The Lever, 10/24/25
Urgent Need to Address DSS Call Center During Special Session Followup Letter
Sign on Letter, 10/23/25
No Kings in New York: Manhattan sees massive turnout for anti-MAGA march
People's World, 10/21/25
Lamont Names Four To CT’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority, Including New Chair
CT News Junkie, 10/20/25
Lamont names 4 to PURA board, including Thomas Wiehl as chief
CT Mirror, 10/20/25
Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) Statement regarding Governor Lamont’s appointments to PURA
Statement, 10/20/25
Film, Panel Discussion Highlight Problems In Health Insurance Industry
CT News Junkie, 10/17/25
Health Equity Solutions Special Session Sign-on Letter to Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney, and House Speaker Ritter
Sign-on Letter, 10/17/25
Film Screening And Panel Discussion Features Health Insurance Whistleblower
CT News Junkie, 10/14/25
Federal Government Shutdown Exposes Long Failing U.S. Healthcare System
Counter Point, 10/13/25
An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations
Human Rights Watch, 10/8/25
How 190-foot poles and power lines have turned into one of CT's biggest controversies
CT Insider, 9/28/25
Free speech and academic freedom in Connecticut: ‘Everyone is scared’
Hartford Courant, 9/28/25
Dozens protest outside local TV station not airing Kimmel
Yale Daily News, 9/26/25
Demonstrators at Nexstar affiliate WTNH protest the company's decision on Kimmel
NBC Connecticut, 9/26/25
Protest Planned Outside WTNH In New Haven Over Kimmel Decision
CT Patch, 9/25/25
Protesters To WTNH & Nexstar: Stop Censoring Jimmy Kimmel
New Haven Independent, 9/25/25
Protesters demand that Jimmy Kimmel return to CT-based ABC affiliate
News 12 Connecticut, 9/25/25
VIDEO: Protestors gather to demand that Jimmy Kimmel Live! air in Connecticut
WFSB, 9/25/25
Protesters target WTNH over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
CT Mirror, 9/25/25
Dozens protest Nexstar's Jimmy Kimmel show ban outside WTNH station in New Haven
CT Insider, 9/25/25
CT Protests Threats to Free Speech Outside WTNH in New Haven
Press advisory, 9/24/25
Embattled Connecticut utility regulator Marissa Gillett abruptly resigns amid controversy
CT Insider, 9/19/25
Marissa Gillett to resign, ending turbulent era at PURA
CT Mirror, 9/19/25
Top CT utility regulatory leader out amid years-long and increasingly bitter fight with industries
Hartford Courant, 9/19/25
Utility Bullies Are Celebrating
CCAG Statement on PURA resignation
Principles for Climate Solutions Investments
Sign on Letter, 9/18/25
Health Advocacy and Disability Groups Urge Governor and Legislative Leaders to Call Special Session to Address Federal Cuts to Medicaid/ACA Subsidies and Dysfunctional DSS Call Center
Press release, 9/11/25
Letter to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Majority Leaders on Protecting Immigrants during the Special Session
Sign-on Letter, Updated 9/4/25
Letter to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Majority Leaders on Protecting Immigrants during the Special Session
Sign-on Letter, 9/2/25
Connecticut Will Join the Nation in Celebrating The Green Energy Revolution on “Sun Day,” Sept. 21
Press Release, 9/2/25
Letter to the NAIC Property and Casualty Insurance Committee Drafting Group on the Affordability and
Availability Playbook
Sign on Letter, 8/27/25
Flailing Insurance Companies Seek Higher Rates at Monday Hearing: Advocates Call for Transparency in Self-Dealing
Press Release, 8/15/25
As Medicaid and Medicare Turn 60, Congress Enacts Law That Guts Coverage to Thousands of CT Residents, and Threatens Sharon Hospital – To Finance More Tax Giveaways to Corporations
Press Release, 7/30/25
Lamont Re-Appoints Marissa Gillett As PURA Chair Despite Concerns
CT News Junkie, 6/30/25
CT firms on track to set spending records lobbying lawmakers in 2025. Here's where it's being spent
NewsTimes, 6/30/25
CT lawmakers OK $3.2 billion annual bond package of school construction, other projects
Hartford Courant, 6/4/25
Letter to NOAA on the Retirement of Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database
Sign on Letter, 6/9/25
Lamont forces legislators to keep elections watchdog independent
CT Mirror, 6/4/25
Advocates Raise Alarm Over Potential Changes To State Energy Policy
CT News Junkie, 5/31/25
Lamont urged to defend independence of CT SEEC by vetoing bill
CT Mirror, 5/27/25
State election regulators could be overseen by CT legislature after late-night vote
CT Insider, 5/21/25
CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog
CT Mirror, 5/21/25
Two of Connecticut’s Worst Climate Culprits hold Annual Shareholder Meeting, Activists Demand Transparency from Insurers
Press Release, 5/21/25
No Immunity for Fossil Fuel Industry
Letter to Congressional Representatives, 5/14/25
Lesser: Latest Federal Proposal Confirms Worst Fears
CT News Junkie, 5/12/25
PURA Docket 25-02-14, Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Comments on Solar, 5/9/25
Insurance co. backtracks on Audubon Society cancellation after public outcry
Adirondak Explorer, 5/9/25
SEEC TO CELEBRATE 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF THE CITIZENS’ ELECTION PROGRAM
Press Release, 5/8/25
Audubon: The Hartford dropped coverage over advocacy concerns
CT Mirror, 5/7/25
The Hartford Cancels Nonprofit Policy, Raising Free Speech Issues
News Release, 5/5/25
Demand for explanation and reversal
Letter to The Hartford , 5/5/25
A legislative ‘rat’ returns to the CT Capitol, its origins still murky
CT Mirror, 5/2/25
CCAG Rallies Thousands in Connecticut to Protest Tax Breaks for Billionaires
People's Action, 4/21/25
For $2.4 billion, this bill aims to lower CT electric bills. Why are both parties split?
CT Mirror, 4/18/25
Two CT Democratic leaders clash over electric rate proposal: 'I have great concerns'
CT Insider, 4/16/25
CT's 14 billionaires have seen their wealth increase 61% since 2017, report says
CT Insider, 4/16/25
CT legislators call for more taxes on rich. Will Lamont agree?
CT Mirror, 4/15/25
Connecticut Billionaires Even Richer as Congress Proposes Taking Healthcare and Food Aid Away From Millions
Press Release, 4/14/25
Letter to Congress Opposing Cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sign on Letter, 4/14/25
Sign-On Letter in Support of Chair Marissa Gillett’s Reappointment to PURA
Letter to members of the CT General Assembly, 4/9/25
Letter to Governors re Pipelines
Letter to Nine Governors, 4/8/25
Hands Off CT!
News12 Connecticut, 4/5/25
Across Connecticut, demonstrations rail at Trump policies
CT Mirror, 4/5/25
CCAG at U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes’ “Budget Breakdown Town Hall” and Rally to “Save Medicaid!”
People's Action, 3/30/25
Patients worry as Hartford HealthCare and United still at odds with contract deadline looming
CT Public, 3/26/25
Top Staff at Capitol Earn Hefty Paychecks
Middletown Press, 3/18/25
Bill would guarantee CT minors access to birth control. Critics say it’s not needed
News 12 Connecticut, 3/17/25
See how much money Connecticut State Capitol employees are making in 2025
CT Insider, 3/10/25
Worse than cancer: America’s healthcare crisis
CT Mirror, 3/7/25
State elections officials urge legislation to clarify Citizens' Election Program rules, audits and online fundraising limits
Citizen Portal, 3/6/25
With Trump at the wheel, what are CT Democrats to do? CT’s congressional delegation is flexing its muscles, but many constituents want more
CT Mirror, 3/2/25
CT state senator seeking PURA seat co-owned electric firm that was repeatedly fined and penalized:
Company owes CT’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority more than $1 million in fees
Middletown Press, 2/28/25
New head of IT at CT election enforcement agency raises conflict of interest concerns
CT Insider, 2/25/25
Clash of Power and Politics: PURA reappointment becomes major battle
New Haven Register, 2/25/25
Tax Greedy Billionaires
News Release and Letter to Congress, 2/25/25
Dan Haar: CT electric rates are going up. The fight over a regulator doesn't matter. Here's why
CT Post, 2/20/25
Opinion: Bullying has no place in energy policy
CT Insider, 2/19/25
Why the reappointment of one official has turned into Connecticut's biggest political battle
CT Post, 2/19/25
Advocates rally for PURA Chair Gillett, accuse utilities of 'smear campaign'
CT Mirror, 2/19/25
CT legislative Democrats bash ‘dastardly’ electric utilities and rally around regulatory chief
Hartford Courant, 2/11/25
Some lawmakers defend PURA in electric bill battle
WFSB, 2/12/24
Eversource Announces the Sale of Aquarion to a New Quasi-Public in Connecticut
CT Examiner, 1/29/25
TRUMP PRIORITIES POSE STARK CONTRAST TO VISION OF EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE
News Release, 1/23/25
Doctor and Patients Protest UnitedHealth’s Record Earnings
Inequality.org, 1/18/25
United Healthcare’s ‘Sir Andy’ Lampooned on Wall Street!
Work Bites, 1/18/25
Do Eversource, Avangrid have too much influence at CT Capitol? They're among the biggest spenders
CT Insider, 1/18/25
Opinion: Insurance companies decide whether we live or die
CT Insider, 1/17/25
Protesters SCORCH United Healthcare Over MASSIVE 2024 Profits
Status Coup News, 1/16/25
Advocates Urge State To Reject Proposed ConnectiCare Acquisition
CT NewsJunkie, 1/15/25
Opposition letter is here, DOI notice is here
Connecticut's health care outlook for 2025: Rising costs amid Trump uncertainty
Greenwich Time, 1/6/25
Connecticut insurers’ climate policies are putting the state’s largest industry at risk
Press Release, 12/10/24
Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell remembered at CT Capitol: 'Right person at the right time'
CT Insider, 12/3/24
CT bids farewell to Jodi Rell, the governor who calmed a crisis
CT Mirror, 12/3/24
Voter turnout in Connecticut was down and in the cities 'absolutely shocking'
CT Insider, 11/19/24
Amid tuition hikes, head of CT’s largest college system faces criticism over spending, perks
CT Insider, 10/24/24
CT medicaid managed care study gets continued pushback from advocates
CT Mirror, 11/13/24
‘The Insurance Industry Is the Fossil Fuel Industry’: CounterSpin interview with Derek Seidman on insurance and climate
FAIR/CounterSpin, 10/10/24
As Florida Floods, Insurance Industry Reaps What It Sowed Backing Fossil Fuels
Truthout, 9/27/24
Don’t Believe the Ads: Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Warning
Press Advisory, 9/27/24
CCAG Endorses Candidates in National, State Races
Press Release, 9/26/24
Iowan homeowners struggle to find insurance coverage as climate disasters ramp up: 'People are seeing skyrocketing rates'
the cool down, 8/31/24
Opinion: Extreme weather events are the new normal for CT. Don't let neighbors die in vain
CT Insider, 8/23/24
Customers frustrated with yet another Eversource increase
The Chronicle, 8/20/24
Advocates Urge CID to Deny Requested Health Insurance Rate Hikes: Greed, Profiteering Are Driving Costs
News Release, 8/6/24
Letter to Citi Demanding Climate Action
Sign on letter, 8/5/24
Advocates Urge CID to Deny Requested Health Insurance Rate Hikes: Greed, Profiteering Are Driving Costs
News Release, 8/4/24
CCAG Conducts Climate Change Survey In New Britain
New Britain Progressive, 7/31/24
OP-ED | FTC Should Take A Closer Look At Microsoft
Op Ed, CT News Junkie, 7/29/24
Advocates call proposed CT insurance rate increases too high
Public News Service, 7/29/24
CCAG Demands Passage of Connecticut Climate Crisis Legislation
Between the Lines, WPKN, 7/22/24
Climate action & corporate accountability
The Real Story, Fox 61 News, 7/14/24
CCAG Endorses Candidates in Bridgeport, Stamford
News Release, 7/2/24
Advocates: Climate change must be addressed at CT special session
Public News Service, 6/24/24
Climate Activists at Travelers Golf Tournament Call Out Fossil Fuel Investments
Press Release, 6/19/24
Climate activists in Hartford urge insurance giant Travelers to cut ties with fossil fuel companies
CT Public Radio, 5/15/24
Connecticut Climate Activists to Rally at Travelers Shareholder Meeting
Travelers Shareholder Press Advisory, 5/14/24
Student Climate Campaign Targets CT-Based Insurance Companies for Fossil Fuel Investments
Counter Point, 5/13/24
Opinion: CT residents pay the price for failure to adopt new clean air standards
CT Mirror, 4/16/24
Dan Haar: Clues in the Biden-Trump rematch from CT politicos who didn't vote for them Tuesday
CT Insider, 4/3/24
CT insurance committee fails to advance legislation
Public News Service, 4/2/24
Dan Haar: Despite clashes in issues, Joe Lieberman 'was always so civil about everything'
CT Insider, 3/26/24
Bill to allow CEP grants in adjourned elections moves forward
CT Inside Investigator, 3/26/26
Re. Offshore Wind, to Governor Lamont
Letter of Support, 3/26/24
Connecticut Bill Calls for Office of Health Strategy to Develop a Plan Regarding Private Equity Firms in Health
Care
Health Law Advisor, 3/21/24
CT legislative meltdown leads to 40 bills being killed at deadline: 'Never seen anything like this'
CT Insider, 3/21/24
Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil fuel projects
Grist, 3/19/24
Bill to allow chambers, trade groups to pool members for health benefits gains support
Hartford Business Journal, 3/4/24
Public Comments on Docket No. 23-11-02, Application of Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation and The Southern Connecticut Gas Company to Amend Their Rate Schedules
Letter, 2/16/24
Advocates want CT General Assembly to maintain climate goals
Public News Service, 2/7/24
Climate activists demand CT institutions do more: 'An enormously huge issue'
CT Insider, 2/3/24
At CT climate march, protesters demand action, emergency declaration
Hartford Courant, 2/3/24
Comments to DEEP on Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan Fund
1/31/24
Connecticut Democratic Lawmakers Challenge Association Health Plans with Alternative Proposals
CT News Junkie, 1/24/24
Capitol News Briefing with State Reps. Gilchrest, Conley, Keitt, Linehan and Johnson on Health Care Affordability
CTN, 1/23/24
CT legislators roll out proposals to help reduce health care costs
CT Mirror, 1/23/24
LETICIA COLON DE MEJIAS: TENACIOUS ECO WARRIOR WHO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ MEANS
Winsor Journal, 1/20/24
Connecticut Lags Behind Neighbors on Efficiency, Solar Power, and Clean Heat
Press Release, 12/11/23
Misinformation slows CT’s new emission standards
Public News Service, 12/8/23
Advocates Respond to Regulatory Approval of Windham Maternity Services Termination:
Community coalition reacts to Office of Health Strategy (OHS) agreement with Hartford HealthCare allowing closure of Windham Hospital labor and delivery unit
News Release, 12/4/23
Editorial: Climate planning falls to everyone
Hearst CT Editorial Board, 11/19/23
Hartford insurance giants given poor climate scores for insuring fossil fuel companies, report shows
CT Insider, 11/16/23
Letter to Janet Yellen on Insurance and the Climate Crisis
Sign-On Letter, 11/2/23
CCAG Endorses Candidates in Hartford, Vernon
Press Advisory, 10/26/23
As UConn students, we demand decarbonization and divestment from fossil fuels
CT Mirror, 10/16/23
From concert tickets to cable bills, crackdown on hidden fees is coming
CT Insider, 10/13/23
Protesters demand Hartford insurance giants Aetna, UnitedHealth prioritize 'people over profits'
CT Insider, 10/12/23
Rally Against Aetna, United Health
Fox 61 News, 10/11/23
Protests Planned At Hartford Health Insurance Providers
Greater Hartford Patch, 10/10/23
CT Groups Head to New York City for Climate March
Public News Service, 9/12/23
In a Summer of Climate Chaos, Fed Summit Ignores Risk of Climate Crisis to Global Economy
Public Citizen Press Release and Letter, 8/25/23
CT health insurers request double-digit rate hikes, and many aren't happy about it
Connecticut Public Radio, 8/21/23
Insurance Companies Questioned on Double Digit Rate Increases for 2024
CT News Junkie, 8/21/23
Lawmakers call for transparency for proposed health insurance rate hikes
Fox 61 News, 8/21/23
Amid proposed CT health insurance rate hikes, advocates and residents fight back
CT Mirror, 8/21/23
Rate Increases Being Sought by Insurers Attract Vocal Opposition
CT by the Numbers, 8/20/23
Let's Talk About it with Liz Dupont-Diehl
WILI, 8/18/23
Advocates Demand Consideration of Nearly $400 Billion Spent on Stock Buybacks, Profits, and Executive Compensation in 2022 by Health Insurance Companies
Press Release, 8/16/23
CVS Layoffs Outrageous: Health Insurance Greed Revealed as Companies Request Rate Hikes
Press Release, 8/4/23
Insurers Are in the Hot Seat Over Climate Change
Wall St. Journal, 7/13/23
Connecticut insurers face new calls for data, action on climate change
CT Insider, 7/11/23
PEOPLE’S ACTION HOSTS ACTIONS AGAINST CITIGROUP CHAIRMAN JOHN DUGAN TO DEMAND THE BANK STOP FUNDING FOSSIL FUELS
Press Release, 6/27/23
Travelers under fire for ignoring climate and human rights concerns with Saudi PGA Merger; Activists Rally at Championship Tournament in Cromwell
Press Release, 6/21/23
Connecticut is deep blue — but too cautious for progressives
CT Mirror, 6/13/23
US insurance companies fail proxy season’s climate test: Insure Our Future
Reinsurance News, 6/7/23
Opinion: Money for early voting not there yet
CT Post, 6/1/23
'Civil disobedience' demonstration blocks traffic in downtown Hartford
Fox 61, 6/1/23
Dozens arrested during CT Capitol demonstration by striking group home workers
WNPR, 6/1/23
Nearly 60 union members arrested for closing street in Hartford
CT Insider, 6/1/23
Striking Union Workers Arrested As They Demand More Pay
CT News Junkie, 6/1/23
More than 50 arrested at Connecticut Capitol in protests over state funding
Hartford Courant, 6/1/23
Protesters arrested as Lamont, lawmakers strike CT budget deal
CT Mirror, 6/1/23
AS THOUSANDS MAY BE KICKED OFF MEDICAID, CCRG UNVEILS NEW REPORT MAKING CLEAR NEED TO PROTECT, STRENGTHEN, AND EXPAND PROGRAM
Press Release, 5/31/23
Shareholders Fail the Climate Test This Proxy Season
Insure Our Future Pres Release, 5/30/23
Environmental activists press Travelers to divest ties to fossil fuel companies
CT Insider, 5/24/23
Gwich’in Steering Committee Speaks at Travelers Annual Meeting, Requests U.S. Insurance Giant Not Support Oil and Gas Projects in the Arctic Refuge
Press Release, 5/24/23
Insuring an Arctic homeland: Gwich’in Steering Committee lobbies insurance and investment companies to prevent oil and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
1CT, 5/25/23
Letter re CT Voting Rights Act, 5/19/23
Recovery for All Rally: Photos
Hartford Courant, 5/18/23
More than 1,000 protest at state Capitol demanding more money toward essential services
News 12, 5/17/23
1,500 people form chain around CT Capitol to demand social service funding, higher taxes on wealthy
Middletown Press, 3/17/23
With 4 CT tax cut plans on the table, lawmakers weigh costs
Hartford Courant, 5/14/23. Click here for a pdf of the article.
Connecticut city leaders, advocates back voting rights, challenge state to pay for implementation
Hartford Courant. 5/12/23
‘It’s time for us to catch up’: Mayors, advocates call on CT lawmakers to fully fund early voting
CT Public Radio, 5/11/23
Advocates urge passage of early voting measure
WTIC News Talk Radio, 5/11/23
Coalition Presses for Early Voting Funding For Municipalities
CT News Junkie, 5/11/23
Millions more dollars needed to support early voting in CT, mayors and advocates say
CT Post, 5/11/23
Advocacy Encouraged at Climate Justice Panel
CCSU Recorder, 5/8/23
Health Care Affordability Forum with the Office of the Healthcare Advocate
Connecticut Network, 5/3/23
Demand Letter to Cigna
People's Action and CCAG, 4/25/23
Step Up to the Plate
New London Day, 4/1/23
Community Leaders Worry Reinstatement Of Bus Fares Will Be A Hardship For Many
CT News Junkie, 3/21/23
Demand Letter To the CEOs of 30 major fossil fuel insurers
March 21, 2023, From the Insure Our Future Coalition. delivered via email
Climate Activists Protest U.S. Banks Demanding They Divest from Fossil Fuels
Between the Lines, 3/20/23
CUTTING UP CREDIT CARDS: THIRD ACT JOINS CCAG to PROTEST FOSSIL FUEL FUNDING BY BANKS –
PART OF NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Press Advisory, 3/20/23
CT General Assembly Considers Legislation to Aid Renters
Public News Service, 3/16/23
Community Organizing and Electoral Politics
The American Prospect, 3/8/23
Connecticut Considers New Bill to Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay for Soaring Climate Costs and Insurance Premiums Borne by Communities
Insure Our Future Press Release, 3/7/23
Should a State Surcharge Insurers That Underwrite Fossil Fuel Risks?
Insurance Journal, 3/7/23
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause leader and CT reformer, dies
CT Mirror, 3/3/23
Far Right Student Group’s Anti-BLM Film Disrupted At CCSU Campus
New Britain Progressive, 3/3/23
CT Legislature holds public hearing on bill that would lower security deposit amounts
WFBS News, 2/23/23
Public speaks out on early voting proposals in Connecticut
Fox 61 News, 2/22/23
Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand
New York Times, 2/18/23
Lamont’s, lawmakers’ efforts on early voting mandate are ‘insufficient’
CT Mirror, 2/17/23
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Introduce Social Security Expansion Bill
CCAG Among signers, MyChesCo, 2/14/23
Lawmakers Ready Budget Guardrails
CT News Junkie, 2/9/23
After compromise, legislators extend CT’s ‘fiscal guardrails’
CT Mirror, 2/9/22
Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial
Institutions, Docket No. OP-1793
Letter to Federal Reserve, 2/6/23
Advocates Urge Continuation of Free Fares on CTtransit Buses; Legislature to Consider Extension, Permanency
Connecticut by the Numbers, 2/5/23
Proponen incremento de crédito tributario en Connecticut
Telemundo, 1/31/23
Lamont unveils $45M tax cut for CT’s working poor
CT Mirror, 1/30/23
Letter to Governor Lamont: Strengthen CT's Environmental Justice Laws
1/29/23
CT public campaign financing faces a reckoning
Meriden Record Journal/CT Mirror, 1/13/23
Critics: CT State of State Address Not Bold Enough
Public News Service, 1/10/23
CCAG Statement re Norwalk Hospital request to stop services
Message to OHS, 1/6/23
Activist Carolers Pay Visit To Simsbury Resident/Insurance Executive
CT Patch, 12/28/22
Prioritize environmental, racial, and economic justice as you administer the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Letter to EPA, 12/5/22
CT lawmakers call for multi-state hearing on 'exorbitant' Eversource rate increases
CT Insider, 11/25/22
After record spending in CT governor race, questions arise over future spending by wealthy candidates
CT Insider, 11/21/22
CT Voters Adopt Early Voting Amendment
Public News Service, 11/16 22
Indigenous leaders joined by local activists to urge Travelers Insurance to act to protect the Arctic Refuge
Press Release, 11/10/22
Confederate Flag Removed From Registrar of Voters Office
New Britain Independent, 10/26/22
How do Connecticut Insurers rank? Sixth Annual “Insure Our Future Scorecard” Ranks Insurance Companies on Climate Investment Policies
News Release, 10/19/22
Opinion: The time for insurers to reckon with climate change is now
Connecticut Post/Hearst, 10/13/22
For a pdf, click here.
Dozens reflect on former Norwalk mayor's life at Maritime Aquarium — 'the house that Bill built'
Norwalk Hour, 10/9/22
Blumenthal calls on PURA to reject 25% rate increase over three years for Aquarion customers
New Britain Herald, 10/7/22
CCAG Announces Candidate Endorsements, Releases Legislative Scorecard
News Release, 10/7/22
OP-ED | Can Connecticut Preserve America’s Largest Wildlife Refuge?
CT News Junkie, 9/26/22
Could Hartford's North End finally get a supermarket?
CT Insider, 9/19/22
Young Seeks Third Term as State Rep. for Stratford
CT Insider, 9/18/22
CT is one of only four states without early voting - the former secretary of the state is trying to change that
CT Insider, 9/10/22
Environmentalists push CT insurance giants to cut ties with companies drilling in Arctic Refuge
CT Insider, 9/7/22
Insurance Department Defends Rate Hikes
CT News Junkie, 9/6/22
CCRG Canvassers Explore Food Justice in Hartford
Hartford News, 9/1/22 (page 3)
CT Health Insurers Seek Double Digit Rate Hikes, as They Rake in Obscene Profits
Counterpoint, 8/29/22
Insurance companies, lawmakers spar over proposed Connecticut health insurance rate hikes
CT Public Radio, 8/15/22
Health Insurance Rate Hikes Focus of Public Meeting
NBC News, 8/15/22
State officials question insurance companies about proposed double-digit rate hikes
Fox 61 News, 8/15/22
Elected Officials Call on Insurance Regulators To Deny Rate Hikes
CT News Junkie, 8/13/22
Good Government Group Says Health Insurance Rate Hikes Are Not Justified
CT News Junkie, 8/13/22
Billions Spent on Stock Buybacks, Profits, and Executive Compensation by Health Insurance Companies Seeking Double Digit Rate Increases
Press Release, 8/11/22
Primary elections see low voter turnout
Fox 61 News, 8/10/22
Connecticut Citizen Action Group Files FEC Complaint against “Fight For Connecticut” PAC, associated with former Representative Themis Klarides
Press Release, 8/3/22
Film Screening Connects Protection of the Arctic with Connecticut Insurance Company Decisions on Support for Drilling
Press Release, 7/26/22
A quarter of the 151 state House races will go unchallenged: ‘This year’s number is unusually high’
New Haven Register, 7/9/22
Climate activists rally at Travelers Championship
WTNH News 8, 6/22/22
Climate Activists Protest at Travelers Insurance CT Golf Tournament
Between the Lines, 6/20/22
First Connecticut candidates qualify for public campaign financing
The Hartford Courant, 6/4/22
Voters To Decide When They Qualify For Absentee Ballots
CT News Junkie, 6/3/22
Travelers Investors Call for Climate Action, but Fall Short of Supporting an End to Insuring Fossil Fuel Expansion
Insure Our Future News Release, 5/31/22
Travelers swerves fossil fuel insurance block
Insurance Business America, 5/30/22
In Hartford, climate change advocates target insurers, demanding halt to underwriting fossil fuel business
Hartford Courant, 5/25/22
Groups Encourage Connecticut Insurance Department to Strengthen Climate Risk Management Bulletin
Insurance Newsnet, 5/24/22
CT schools will soon be required to teach climate change
CT Mirror, 5/19/22
The Hartford Shareholders Fail to Pass Climate Resolution Despite Growing Pressure on Insurers to Stop Underwriting New Fossil Fuel Projects
Insure Our Future News Release, 5/18/22
As hospital systems grow in CT, rural patients lose services:
Health care systems have closed labor and delivery units, ICUs, and surgical services at hospitals across the state
CT Mirror, 5/8/22
Reps. Huffman and Jones Call Out U.S. Insurance Company for Investing in Fossil Fuel Projects Despite Climate Risks
Insurance Newsnet, 4/27/22
As companies battle climate change, critics say ‘do more’
CT Insider, 4/22/22
This Tax Day, Connecticut Families are Paying Their Fair Share - and Connecticut Billionaires are Not
News Release, 4/20/22
Hospital Community benefit requirements: Stronger is better
CT Mirror, 4/15/22
The Hartford to be net zero by 2050, but activists not impressed
Insurance ERM, 4/8/22
Union Advocates Go on Offensive Against Conservative Think Tank
CTNews Junkie, 4/7/22
The Hartford’s Net Zero Announcement More Marketing than Climate Action
Statement by Insure Our Future and CCAG, 4/7/22
Yankee Institute's Right-Wing, Anti-Worker Funding and Policies Denounced
Connecticut People Before Profits, 4/6/22
In battle of advocates, left-leaning group attacks conservative Yankee Institute
New Haven Register, 4/6/22
New Britain library hosting Healthcare in Crisis panel discussion on World Health Day
New Britain Herald, 3/30/22
Blatteau, Brackeen Push "Fully Funded" Schools
New Haven Independent, 3/31/22
Unions, community members call for fully funded public education
New Haven Register, 3/31/22
New Haven advocates call for more public school funding amid staffing shortage
Connecticut Public, 3/30/22
Primary Care Roadmap won't help Connecticut's healthcare consumers
Hartford Courant, 3/24/22
Damning Opinions
Politico
2/8/22
Travelers takes on new climate policy – environmental groups react
Insurance Business
2/8/22
Activists march through Hartford in support of climate action, environmental justice, telling legislature the ‘time for action is now’
Hartford Courant
2/9/22
Climate Justice March: Coalition of Multi-Racial, Working-Class Leaders Call on CT Legislature to Act Boldly on Climate
Press Release, 2/8/22
Connecticut Climate March Demands Legislature Take Bold Action
Between the Lines
1/31/22
Within Our Grasp - Connect Us All to Internet - Op Ed by Duste Dunn
CT By The Numbers
1/29/22
Opinion: Even in CT, Republicans are trying to steal elections
CT Post
1/31 22
Opinion: Bridgeport needs an independent and empowered City Council
CT Post
1/20/22
Scanlon reaps $26,500 on Day 1 but isn’t sure he’ll run for comptroller
Register Citizen
1/20/22
OpEd: First, end ratepayer subsidies for natural gas expansion. Then study the future of gas in Connecticut
CT Mirror
1/7/22
Report: Cigna announced the end of political contributions, then renewed them (paywall)
Register Citizen
1/7/22
Google doc with text
Climate Groups Blast Alec for Legislation Against Fossil Fuel Divestment and Regulation
Press Release
12/13/21
After backing away from a regional climate change initiative, Gov. Ned Lamont says he has a new strategy. Activists say he should be doing far more.
Hartford Courant
12/12/21
Connecticut insurance giant to tackle climate change with $2.5 billion investment
CT Post
11/12/21
Connecticut seeing climate change impact on human health
WNPR, Where We Live
11/10/21
No Way to Run a Health Care System, Op Ed by Liz Dupont-Diehl
CT Mirror viewpoints
10/25/21
Report: Health Insurance Profits and Stock Buybacks Could Fund Entire State Budget for Two Years
Media Advisory
10/5/21
Italian American groups demand apology for organized crime imagery in campaign against insurance companies by Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Hartford Courant
9/31/21
Activists, Norwalk business man, urge action on climate change
Nancy on Norwalk
9/17/21
Tom Swan and Angel Serrano discuss their work building a more just society.
Story Corps
8/15/21
Advocacy Group Files Whistleblower Complaint Over Public Option Emails
CTNJ
9/9/21
Consumer group files complaint against CT Republicans over health care emails
Middletown Press
9/8/21
Insurance industry spent more than $1.3 million to kill 'public option' legislation
CT Post and NH Register
9/1/21
Climate activists fly banner over Bridgeport, New Haven to demand action
CT Post and NH Register
8/28/21
Health insurance costs are crippling nonprofits, Op Ed by Beth Hines
CT Mirror, 8/25/21
Environmentalists call thicker Walmart plastic bags an attempt around new law
Middletown Press
7/16/21https://ctmirror.org/2025/05/07/audubon-the-hartford-insurance-coverage-environmental-advocacy/
CT Mirror, 7/21/26
Candidates for governor take aim at Eversource. The utility says it's 'an easy target'
News 12 CT, 7/9/26
The American flag is everywhere in Connecticut. What it represents is up for debate: Dan Haar
CT Insider, 7/4/26
Blumenthal urges CID to deny proposed health insurance rate hikes
Inside Investigator, 6/29/26
Blumenthal: CT Must Reject Insurance Rate Increases
CT News Junkie, 6/26/26
Community Benefit Summary and Analysis Report -- Public Comment
Public comment 5/22/26
Climate Activists welcome Travelers shareholders to their annual “do nothing” shareholder meeting
Press Release, 5/20/26
CT Health Justice Now Coalition Demands Legislation to Prevent 250,000 Residents From Losing Affordable Healthcare
Counterpoint, 5/4/26
CT lawmakers want state to ‘reclaim’ public services for residents. How they say so much became ‘toxic’
Hartford Courant, 4/23/26
The key to lower energy bills? More solar, now
CT Mirror, 4/22/26
Inside the debate that sank a small business health insurance bill
Hartford Business Journal, 4/21/26
CCAG and Partners Expose Harms Caused by Private Equity at Legislative Forum
CCAG Substack, 4/17/26
Panelists Call For More Private Equity Regulation In Healthcare, Special Education
CT News Junkie, 4/17/26
Legislative Forum on Private Equity with State Reps. Garibay and McCarthy Vahey, the Blue-Collar Caucus, Connecticut Citizen Action Group and Others.
Legislative Forum, Connecticut Network 4/16/26
Private Equity Forum Will Highlight Issues with Keynote Speaker Megan Greenwell and Impacted State Residents
Press Release, 4/14/26
PRIVATE EQUITY OF HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, HOUSING, & MORE WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A LEGISLATIVE FORUM IN HARTFORD
Press Release, 4/13/26
Rural CT faces voting access challenges from SAVE America Act
Public News Service, 04/08/26
Letter to Governor Lamont to Maintain Funding to Secretary Thomas's FY27 Budget
Sign-on Letter, 04/06/26
Letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Home Insurance Data Transparency
Sign-on Letter (Public Citizen), 03/23/26
No Funding for Trump’s Illegal War on Iran
Sign-on Letter, 3/12/26
Re: CT’s Successful Community First Choice Program and Other Measures to Support People
with Severe Disabilities to Remain in Their Own Homes
Sign-on Letter, 3/11/26
Public Interest Groups Urge State Attorneys General to Challenge Paramount-WBD Merger
The Wrap, 3/6/26
Advocates say “Fazio carrying water for utilities and energy corporations”
Press release, 3/5/26
Tax battle emerges in CT. Who might have to worry and raising the income tax has been pitched
Hartford Courant, 3/1/26
Mary Mushinsky, longest-serving member of CT House, to retire
CT Mirror, 2/26/26
Advocates Launch Health Justice NOW Campaign
Press release, 2/11/26
CT advocates push for expanded health care policy amid federal cuts
WSHU, 2/10/26
Statewide campaign launched to ensure residents have quality affordable health care
News 12 CT, 2/10/26
Gov’s budget puts emergency Medicaid expansion on hold, as advocates call for health care for all
CT Public Radio, 2/10/26
Health Advocates to launch Health Justice NOW Campaign Amid Federal Cuts
Press release, 2/9/26
Letter to Governor Lamont Urging the Use of Emergency Funds to Restore Affordable Health Coverage, Ensure Continued SNAP Benefits After Loss of Federal Funding
Sign-on letter, 2/6/26
We’re Already Paying for Climate Damage, the Only Question is Why Big Polluters Aren’t
CT Examiner, 1/26/26
New Report Shows CT Experienced 11 Major Disasters Between 2011 and 2024, Calls For a New Dedicated State Funding Source For Climate Infrastructure Upgrades.
Press Release, Rebuild by Design, 1/14/26
CCAG Files as Intervenor Opposing US Department of Justice’s Suit to Force State to Hand Over Voter Data
Press Release, 1/14/26
Opinion: CT voters made a choice. Now the legislature needs to act
Hartford Courant, 1/11/26
CT Senator, Health Care Advocate Push For Action On Health Insurance Costs
CT News Junkie, 1/5/26
ACLU Letter to Governor Lamont Urging An Executive Order Establishing Guardrails For The Use Of CT National Guard
Sign-On Letter, 12/8/25
US Action In Venezuela Prompts Response From CT Officials, Advocacy Groups
CT News Junkie, 1/3/26
CCAG Files FOIA Complaints Against Legislative Management and Senator Fonfara
News Release, 11/26/25
Blumenthal, Murphy blast Trump 'death threat against veteran Dems
CT Mirror, 11/21/25
Other Victories for Working Families
The American Prospect, 11/18/25
CT Officials, Environmental Groups Back Wind Power In New London Event
CT News Junkie, 11/17/25
Small business owners in limbo over insurance subsidies
NBC Connecticut, 11/17/25
Demonstrations Blanket AT&T Storefronts Across Chicago and Illinois Due to Contracts with DHS, CBP, and ICE
People's Action, 11/17/25
Immigrant Community Wins Protections in Special Session, Demand Continued Commitment
Press Release 11/14/25
The rich get richer: CT among fastest growing number of millionaire residents. Where they are.
Hartford Courant, 11/9/25
In CT, no one should lose healthcare, no one should starve
CT Mirror, 11/3/25
CT blame game erupts as federal shutdown heads toward full month. Rhetoric turns accusatory.
Hartford Courant, 10/30/25
New Medicaid and SNAP rules may worsen CT social services agency call delays, advocates warn
CT Insider, 10/25/25
Amid The Shutdown, Flood Insurance Profiteers Are Riding The Wave
The Lever, 10/24/25
Urgent Need to Address DSS Call Center During Special Session Followup Letter
Sign on Letter, 10/23/25
No Kings in New York: Manhattan sees massive turnout for anti-MAGA march
People's World, 10/21/25
Lamont Names Four To CT’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority, Including New Chair
CT News Junkie, 10/20/25
Lamont names 4 to PURA board, including Thomas Wiehl as chief
CT Mirror, 10/20/25
Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) Statement regarding Governor Lamont’s appointments to PURA
Statement, 10/20/25
Film, Panel Discussion Highlight Problems In Health Insurance Industry
CT News Junkie, 10/17/25
Health Equity Solutions Special Session Sign-on Letter to Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney, and House Speaker Ritter
Sign-on Letter, 10/17/25
Film Screening And Panel Discussion Features Health Insurance Whistleblower
CT News Junkie, 10/14/25
Federal Government Shutdown Exposes Long Failing U.S. Healthcare System
Counter Point, 10/13/25
An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations
Human Rights Watch, 10/8/25
How 190-foot poles and power lines have turned into one of CT's biggest controversies
CT Insider, 9/28/25
Free speech and academic freedom in Connecticut: ‘Everyone is scared’
Hartford Courant, 9/28/25
Dozens protest outside local TV station not airing Kimmel
Yale Daily News, 9/26/25
Demonstrators at Nexstar affiliate WTNH protest the company's decision on Kimmel
NBC Connecticut, 9/26/25
Protest Planned Outside WTNH In New Haven Over Kimmel Decision
CT Patch, 9/25/25
Protesters To WTNH & Nexstar: Stop Censoring Jimmy Kimmel
New Haven Independent, 9/25/25
Protesters demand that Jimmy Kimmel return to CT-based ABC affiliate
News 12 Connecticut, 9/25/25
VIDEO: Protestors gather to demand that Jimmy Kimmel Live! air in Connecticut
WFSB, 9/25/25
Protesters target WTNH over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
CT Mirror, 9/25/25
Dozens protest Nexstar's Jimmy Kimmel show ban outside WTNH station in New Haven
CT Insider, 9/25/25
CT Protests Threats to Free Speech Outside WTNH in New Haven
Press advisory, 9/24/25
Embattled Connecticut utility regulator Marissa Gillett abruptly resigns amid controversy
CT Insider, 9/19/25
Marissa Gillett to resign, ending turbulent era at PURA
CT Mirror, 9/19/25
Top CT utility regulatory leader out amid years-long and increasingly bitter fight with industries
Hartford Courant, 9/19/25
Utility Bullies Are Celebrating
CCAG Statement on PURA resignation
Principles for Climate Solutions Investments
Sign on Letter, 9/18/25
Health Advocacy and Disability Groups Urge Governor and Legislative Leaders to Call Special Session to Address Federal Cuts to Medicaid/ACA Subsidies and Dysfunctional DSS Call Center
Press release, 9/11/25
Letter to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Majority Leaders on Protecting Immigrants during the Special Session
Sign-on Letter, Updated 9/4/25
Letter to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Majority Leaders on Protecting Immigrants during the Special Session
Sign-on Letter, 9/2/25
Connecticut Will Join the Nation in Celebrating The Green Energy Revolution on “Sun Day,” Sept. 21
Press Release, 9/2/25
Letter to the NAIC Property and Casualty Insurance Committee Drafting Group on the Affordability and
Availability Playbook
Sign on Letter, 8/27/25
Flailing Insurance Companies Seek Higher Rates at Monday Hearing: Advocates Call for Transparency in Self-Dealing
Press Release, 8/15/25
As Medicaid and Medicare Turn 60, Congress Enacts Law That Guts Coverage to Thousands of CT Residents, and Threatens Sharon Hospital – To Finance More Tax Giveaways to Corporations
Press Release, 7/30/25
Lamont Re-Appoints Marissa Gillett As PURA Chair Despite Concerns
CT News Junkie, 6/30/25
CT firms on track to set spending records lobbying lawmakers in 2025. Here's where it's being spent
NewsTimes, 6/30/25
CT lawmakers OK $3.2 billion annual bond package of school construction, other projects
Hartford Courant, 6/4/25
Letter to NOAA on the Retirement of Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database
Sign on Letter, 6/9/25
Lamont forces legislators to keep elections watchdog independent
CT Mirror, 6/4/25
Advocates Raise Alarm Over Potential Changes To State Energy Policy
CT News Junkie, 5/31/25
Lamont urged to defend independence of CT SEEC by vetoing bill
CT Mirror, 5/27/25
State election regulators could be overseen by CT legislature after late-night vote
CT Insider, 5/21/25
CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog
CT Mirror, 5/21/25
Two of Connecticut’s Worst Climate Culprits hold Annual Shareholder Meeting, Activists Demand Transparency from Insurers
Press Release, 5/21/25
No Immunity for Fossil Fuel Industry
Letter to Congressional Representatives, 5/14/25
Lesser: Latest Federal Proposal Confirms Worst Fears
CT News Junkie, 5/12/25
PURA Docket 25-02-14, Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Comments on Solar, 5/9/25
Insurance co. backtracks on Audubon Society cancellation after public outcry
Adirondak Explorer, 5/9/25
SEEC TO CELEBRATE 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF THE CITIZENS’ ELECTION PROGRAM
Press Release, 5/8/25
Audubon: The Hartford dropped coverage over advocacy concerns
CT Mirror, 5/7/25
The Hartford Cancels Nonprofit Policy, Raising Free Speech Issues
News Release, 5/5/25
Demand for explanation and reversal
Letter to The Hartford , 5/5/25
A legislative ‘rat’ returns to the CT Capitol, its origins still murky
CT Mirror, 5/2/25
CCAG Rallies Thousands in Connecticut to Protest Tax Breaks for Billionaires
People's Action, 4/21/25
For $2.4 billion, this bill aims to lower CT electric bills. Why are both parties split?
CT Mirror, 4/18/25
Two CT Democratic leaders clash over electric rate proposal: 'I have great concerns'
CT Insider, 4/16/25
CT's 14 billionaires have seen their wealth increase 61% since 2017, report says
CT Insider, 4/16/25
CT legislators call for more taxes on rich. Will Lamont agree?
CT Mirror, 4/15/25
Connecticut Billionaires Even Richer as Congress Proposes Taking Healthcare and Food Aid Away From Millions
Press Release, 4/14/25
Letter to Congress Opposing Cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sign on Letter, 4/14/25
Sign-On Letter in Support of Chair Marissa Gillett’s Reappointment to PURA
Letter to members of the CT General Assembly, 4/9/25
Letter to Governors re Pipelines
Letter to Nine Governors, 4/8/25
Hands Off CT!
News12 Connecticut, 4/5/25
Across Connecticut, demonstrations rail at Trump policies
CT Mirror, 4/5/25
CCAG at U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes’ “Budget Breakdown Town Hall” and Rally to “Save Medicaid!”
People's Action, 3/30/25
Patients worry as Hartford HealthCare and United still at odds with contract deadline looming
CT Public, 3/26/25
Top Staff at Capitol Earn Hefty Paychecks
Middletown Press, 3/18/25
Bill would guarantee CT minors access to birth control. Critics say it’s not needed
News 12 Connecticut, 3/17/25
See how much money Connecticut State Capitol employees are making in 2025
CT Insider, 3/10/25
Worse than cancer: America’s healthcare crisis
CT Mirror, 3/7/25
State elections officials urge legislation to clarify Citizens' Election Program rules, audits and online fundraising limits
Citizen Portal, 3/6/25
With Trump at the wheel, what are CT Democrats to do? CT’s congressional delegation is flexing its muscles, but many constituents want more
CT Mirror, 3/2/25
CT state senator seeking PURA seat co-owned electric firm that was repeatedly fined and penalized:
Company owes CT’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority more than $1 million in fees
Middletown Press, 2/28/25
New head of IT at CT election enforcement agency raises conflict of interest concerns
CT Insider, 2/25/25
Clash of Power and Politics: PURA reappointment becomes major battle
New Haven Register, 2/25/25
Tax Greedy Billionaires
News Release and Letter to Congress, 2/25/25
Dan Haar: CT electric rates are going up. The fight over a regulator doesn't matter. Here's why
CT Post, 2/20/25
Opinion: Bullying has no place in energy policy
CT Insider, 2/19/25
Why the reappointment of one official has turned into Connecticut's biggest political battle
CT Post, 2/19/25
Advocates rally for PURA Chair Gillett, accuse utilities of 'smear campaign'
CT Mirror, 2/19/25
CT legislative Democrats bash ‘dastardly’ electric utilities and rally around regulatory chief
Hartford Courant, 2/11/25
Some lawmakers defend PURA in electric bill battle
WFSB, 2/12/24
Eversource Announces the Sale of Aquarion to a New Quasi-Public in Connecticut
CT Examiner, 1/29/25
TRUMP PRIORITIES POSE STARK CONTRAST TO VISION OF EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE
News Release, 1/23/25
Doctor and Patients Protest UnitedHealth’s Record Earnings
Inequality.org, 1/18/25
United Healthcare’s ‘Sir Andy’ Lampooned on Wall Street!
Work Bites, 1/18/25
Do Eversource, Avangrid have too much influence at CT Capitol? They're among the biggest spenders
CT Insider, 1/18/25
Opinion: Insurance companies decide whether we live or die
CT Insider, 1/17/25
Protesters SCORCH United Healthcare Over MASSIVE 2024 Profits
Status Coup News, 1/16/25
Advocates Urge State To Reject Proposed ConnectiCare Acquisition
CT NewsJunkie, 1/15/25
Opposition letter is here, DOI notice is here
Connecticut's health care outlook for 2025: Rising costs amid Trump uncertainty
Greenwich Time, 1/6/25
Connecticut insurers’ climate policies are putting the state’s largest industry at risk
Press Release, 12/10/24
Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell remembered at CT Capitol: 'Right person at the right time'
CT Insider, 12/3/24
CT bids farewell to Jodi Rell, the governor who calmed a crisis
CT Mirror, 12/3/24
Voter turnout in Connecticut was down and in the cities 'absolutely shocking'
CT Insider, 11/19/24
Amid tuition hikes, head of CT’s largest college system faces criticism over spending, perks
CT Insider, 10/24/24
CT medicaid managed care study gets continued pushback from advocates
CT Mirror, 11/13/24
‘The Insurance Industry Is the Fossil Fuel Industry’: CounterSpin interview with Derek Seidman on insurance and climate
FAIR/CounterSpin, 10/10/24
As Florida Floods, Insurance Industry Reaps What It Sowed Backing Fossil Fuels
Truthout, 9/27/24
Don’t Believe the Ads: Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Warning
Press Advisory, 9/27/24
CCAG Endorses Candidates in National, State Races
Press Release, 9/26/24
Iowan homeowners struggle to find insurance coverage as climate disasters ramp up: 'People are seeing skyrocketing rates'
the cool down, 8/31/24
Opinion: Extreme weather events are the new normal for CT. Don't let neighbors die in vain
CT Insider, 8/23/24
Customers frustrated with yet another Eversource increase
The Chronicle, 8/20/24
Advocates Urge CID to Deny Requested Health Insurance Rate Hikes: Greed, Profiteering Are Driving Costs
News Release, 8/6/24
Letter to Citi Demanding Climate Action
Sign on letter, 8/5/24
Advocates Urge CID to Deny Requested Health Insurance Rate Hikes: Greed, Profiteering Are Driving Costs
News Release, 8/4/24
CCAG Conducts Climate Change Survey In New Britain
New Britain Progressive, 7/31/24
OP-ED | FTC Should Take A Closer Look At Microsoft
Op Ed, CT News Junkie, 7/29/24
Advocates call proposed CT insurance rate increases too high
Public News Service, 7/29/24
CCAG Demands Passage of Connecticut Climate Crisis Legislation
Between the Lines, WPKN, 7/22/24
Climate action & corporate accountability
The Real Story, Fox 61 News, 7/14/24
CCAG Endorses Candidates in Bridgeport, Stamford
News Release, 7/2/24
Advocates: Climate change must be addressed at CT special session
Public News Service, 6/24/24
Climate Activists at Travelers Golf Tournament Call Out Fossil Fuel Investments
Press Release, 6/19/24
Climate activists in Hartford urge insurance giant Travelers to cut ties with fossil fuel companies
CT Public Radio, 5/15/24
Connecticut Climate Activists to Rally at Travelers Shareholder Meeting
Travelers Shareholder Press Advisory, 5/14/24
Student Climate Campaign Targets CT-Based Insurance Companies for Fossil Fuel Investments
Counter Point, 5/13/24
Opinion: CT residents pay the price for failure to adopt new clean air standards
CT Mirror, 4/16/24
Dan Haar: Clues in the Biden-Trump rematch from CT politicos who didn't vote for them Tuesday
CT Insider, 4/3/24
CT insurance committee fails to advance legislation
Public News Service, 4/2/24
Dan Haar: Despite clashes in issues, Joe Lieberman 'was always so civil about everything'
CT Insider, 3/26/24
Bill to allow CEP grants in adjourned elections moves forward
CT Inside Investigator, 3/26/26
Re. Offshore Wind, to Governor Lamont
Letter of Support, 3/26/24
Connecticut Bill Calls for Office of Health Strategy to Develop a Plan Regarding Private Equity Firms in Health
Care
Health Law Advisor, 3/21/24
CT legislative meltdown leads to 40 bills being killed at deadline: 'Never seen anything like this'
CT Insider, 3/21/24
Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil fuel projects
Grist, 3/19/24
Bill to allow chambers, trade groups to pool members for health benefits gains support
Hartford Business Journal, 3/4/24
Public Comments on Docket No. 23-11-02, Application of Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation and The Southern Connecticut Gas Company to Amend Their Rate Schedules
Letter, 2/16/24
Advocates want CT General Assembly to maintain climate goals
Public News Service, 2/7/24
Climate activists demand CT institutions do more: 'An enormously huge issue'
CT Insider, 2/3/24
At CT climate march, protesters demand action, emergency declaration
Hartford Courant, 2/3/24
Comments to DEEP on Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan Fund
1/31/24
Connecticut Democratic Lawmakers Challenge Association Health Plans with Alternative Proposals
CT News Junkie, 1/24/24
Capitol News Briefing with State Reps. Gilchrest, Conley, Keitt, Linehan and Johnson on Health Care Affordability
CTN, 1/23/24
CT legislators roll out proposals to help reduce health care costs
CT Mirror, 1/23/24
LETICIA COLON DE MEJIAS: TENACIOUS ECO WARRIOR WHO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ MEANS
Winsor Journal, 1/20/24
Connecticut Lags Behind Neighbors on Efficiency, Solar Power, and Clean Heat
Press Release, 12/11/23
Misinformation slows CT’s new emission standards
Public News Service, 12/8/23
Advocates Respond to Regulatory Approval of Windham Maternity Services Termination:
Community coalition reacts to Office of Health Strategy (OHS) agreement with Hartford HealthCare allowing closure of Windham Hospital labor and delivery unit
News Release, 12/4/23
Editorial: Climate planning falls to everyone
Hearst CT Editorial Board, 11/19/23
Hartford insurance giants given poor climate scores for insuring fossil fuel companies, report shows
CT Insider, 11/16/23
Letter to Janet Yellen on Insurance and the Climate Crisis
Sign-On Letter, 11/2/23
CCAG Endorses Candidates in Hartford, Vernon
Press Advisory, 10/26/23
As UConn students, we demand decarbonization and divestment from fossil fuels
CT Mirror, 10/16/23
From concert tickets to cable bills, crackdown on hidden fees is coming
CT Insider, 10/13/23
Protesters demand Hartford insurance giants Aetna, UnitedHealth prioritize 'people over profits'
CT Insider, 10/12/23
Rally Against Aetna, United Health
Fox 61 News, 10/11/23
Protests Planned At Hartford Health Insurance Providers
Greater Hartford Patch, 10/10/23
CT Groups Head to New York City for Climate March
Public News Service, 9/12/23
In a Summer of Climate Chaos, Fed Summit Ignores Risk of Climate Crisis to Global Economy
Public Citizen Press Release and Letter, 8/25/23
CT health insurers request double-digit rate hikes, and many aren't happy about it
Connecticut Public Radio, 8/21/23
Insurance Companies Questioned on Double Digit Rate Increases for 2024
CT News Junkie, 8/21/23
Lawmakers call for transparency for proposed health insurance rate hikes
Fox 61 News, 8/21/23
Amid proposed CT health insurance rate hikes, advocates and residents fight back
CT Mirror, 8/21/23
Rate Increases Being Sought by Insurers Attract Vocal Opposition
CT by the Numbers, 8/20/23
Let's Talk About it with Liz Dupont-Diehl
WILI, 8/18/23
Advocates Demand Consideration of Nearly $400 Billion Spent on Stock Buybacks, Profits, and Executive Compensation in 2022 by Health Insurance Companies
Press Release, 8/16/23
CVS Layoffs Outrageous: Health Insurance Greed Revealed as Companies Request Rate Hikes
Press Release, 8/4/23
Insurers Are in the Hot Seat Over Climate Change
Wall St. Journal, 7/13/23
Connecticut insurers face new calls for data, action on climate change
CT Insider, 7/11/23
PEOPLE’S ACTION HOSTS ACTIONS AGAINST CITIGROUP CHAIRMAN JOHN DUGAN TO DEMAND THE BANK STOP FUNDING FOSSIL FUELS
Press Release, 6/27/23
Travelers under fire for ignoring climate and human rights concerns with Saudi PGA Merger; Activists Rally at Championship Tournament in Cromwell
Press Release, 6/21/23
Connecticut is deep blue — but too cautious for progressives
CT Mirror, 6/13/23
US insurance companies fail proxy season’s climate test: Insure Our Future
Reinsurance News, 6/7/23
Opinion: Money for early voting not there yet
CT Post, 6/1/23
'Civil disobedience' demonstration blocks traffic in downtown Hartford
Fox 61, 6/1/23
Dozens arrested during CT Capitol demonstration by striking group home workers
WNPR, 6/1/23
Nearly 60 union members arrested for closing street in Hartford
CT Insider, 6/1/23
Striking Union Workers Arrested As They Demand More Pay
CT News Junkie, 6/1/23
More than 50 arrested at Connecticut Capitol in protests over state funding
Hartford Courant, 6/1/23
Protesters arrested as Lamont, lawmakers strike CT budget deal
CT Mirror, 6/1/23
AS THOUSANDS MAY BE KICKED OFF MEDICAID, CCRG UNVEILS NEW REPORT MAKING CLEAR NEED TO PROTECT, STRENGTHEN, AND EXPAND PROGRAM
Press Release, 5/31/23
Shareholders Fail the Climate Test This Proxy Season
Insure Our Future Pres Release, 5/30/23
Environmental activists press Travelers to divest ties to fossil fuel companies
CT Insider, 5/24/23
Gwich’in Steering Committee Speaks at Travelers Annual Meeting, Requests U.S. Insurance Giant Not Support Oil and Gas Projects in the Arctic Refuge
Press Release, 5/24/23
Insuring an Arctic homeland: Gwich’in Steering Committee lobbies insurance and investment companies to prevent oil and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
1CT, 5/25/23
Letter re CT Voting Rights Act, 5/19/23
Recovery for All Rally: Photos
Hartford Courant, 5/18/23
More than 1,000 protest at state Capitol demanding more money toward essential services
News 12, 5/17/23
1,500 people form chain around CT Capitol to demand social service funding, higher taxes on wealthy
Middletown Press, 3/17/23
With 4 CT tax cut plans on the table, lawmakers weigh costs
Hartford Courant, 5/14/23. Click here for a pdf of the article.
Connecticut city leaders, advocates back voting rights, challenge state to pay for implementation
Hartford Courant. 5/12/23
‘It’s time for us to catch up’: Mayors, advocates call on CT lawmakers to fully fund early voting
CT Public Radio, 5/11/23
Advocates urge passage of early voting measure
WTIC News Talk Radio, 5/11/23
Coalition Presses for Early Voting Funding For Municipalities
CT News Junkie, 5/11/23
Millions more dollars needed to support early voting in CT, mayors and advocates say
CT Post, 5/11/23
Advocacy Encouraged at Climate Justice Panel
CCSU Recorder, 5/8/23
Health Care Affordability Forum with the Office of the Healthcare Advocate
Connecticut Network, 5/3/23
Demand Letter to Cigna
People's Action and CCAG, 4/25/23
Step Up to the Plate
New London Day, 4/1/23
Community Leaders Worry Reinstatement Of Bus Fares Will Be A Hardship For Many
CT News Junkie, 3/21/23
Demand Letter To the CEOs of 30 major fossil fuel insurers
March 21, 2023, From the Insure Our Future Coalition. delivered via email
Climate Activists Protest U.S. Banks Demanding They Divest from Fossil Fuels
Between the Lines, 3/20/23
CUTTING UP CREDIT CARDS: THIRD ACT JOINS CCAG to PROTEST FOSSIL FUEL FUNDING BY BANKS –
PART OF NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Press Advisory, 3/20/23
CT General Assembly Considers Legislation to Aid Renters
Public News Service, 3/16/23
Community Organizing and Electoral Politics
The American Prospect, 3/8/23
Connecticut Considers New Bill to Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay for Soaring Climate Costs and Insurance Premiums Borne by Communities
Insure Our Future Press Release, 3/7/23
Should a State Surcharge Insurers That Underwrite Fossil Fuel Risks?
Insurance Journal, 3/7/23
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause leader and CT reformer, dies
CT Mirror, 3/3/23
Far Right Student Group’s Anti-BLM Film Disrupted At CCSU Campus
New Britain Progressive, 3/3/23
CT Legislature holds public hearing on bill that would lower security deposit amounts
WFBS News, 2/23/23
Public speaks out on early voting proposals in Connecticut
Fox 61 News, 2/22/23
Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand
New York Times, 2/18/23
Lamont’s, lawmakers’ efforts on early voting mandate are ‘insufficient’
CT Mirror, 2/17/23
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Introduce Social Security Expansion Bill
CCAG Among signers, MyChesCo, 2/14/23
Lawmakers Ready Budget Guardrails
CT News Junkie, 2/9/23
After compromise, legislators extend CT’s ‘fiscal guardrails’
CT Mirror, 2/9/22
Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial
Institutions, Docket No. OP-1793
Letter to Federal Reserve, 2/6/23
Advocates Urge Continuation of Free Fares on CTtransit Buses; Legislature to Consider Extension, Permanency
Connecticut by the Numbers, 2/5/23
Proponen incremento de crédito tributario en Connecticut
Telemundo, 1/31/23
Lamont unveils $45M tax cut for CT’s working poor
CT Mirror, 1/30/23
Letter to Governor Lamont: Strengthen CT's Environmental Justice Laws
1/29/23
CT public campaign financing faces a reckoning
Meriden Record Journal/CT Mirror, 1/13/23
Critics: CT State of State Address Not Bold Enough
Public News Service, 1/10/23
CCAG Statement re Norwalk Hospital request to stop services
Message to OHS, 1/6/23
Activist Carolers Pay Visit To Simsbury Resident/Insurance Executive
CT Patch, 12/28/22
Prioritize environmental, racial, and economic justice as you administer the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Letter to EPA, 12/5/22
CT lawmakers call for multi-state hearing on 'exorbitant' Eversource rate increases
CT Insider, 11/25/22
After record spending in CT governor race, questions arise over future spending by wealthy candidates
CT Insider, 11/21/22
CT Voters Adopt Early Voting Amendment
Public News Service, 11/16 22
Indigenous leaders joined by local activists to urge Travelers Insurance to act to protect the Arctic Refuge
Press Release, 11/10/22
Confederate Flag Removed From Registrar of Voters Office
New Britain Independent, 10/26/22
How do Connecticut Insurers rank? Sixth Annual “Insure Our Future Scorecard” Ranks Insurance Companies on Climate Investment Policies
News Release, 10/19/22
Opinion: The time for insurers to reckon with climate change is now
Connecticut Post/Hearst, 10/13/22
For a pdf, click here.
Dozens reflect on former Norwalk mayor's life at Maritime Aquarium — 'the house that Bill built'
Norwalk Hour, 10/9/22
Blumenthal calls on PURA to reject 25% rate increase over three years for Aquarion customers
New Britain Herald, 10/7/22
CCAG Announces Candidate Endorsements, Releases Legislative Scorecard
News Release, 10/7/22
OP-ED | Can Connecticut Preserve America’s Largest Wildlife Refuge?
CT News Junkie, 9/26/22
Could Hartford's North End finally get a supermarket?
CT Insider, 9/19/22
Young Seeks Third Term as State Rep. for Stratford
CT Insider, 9/18/22
CT is one of only four states without early voting - the former secretary of the state is trying to change that
CT Insider, 9/10/22
Environmentalists push CT insurance giants to cut ties with companies drilling in Arctic Refuge
CT Insider, 9/7/22
Insurance Department Defends Rate Hikes
CT News Junkie, 9/6/22
CCRG Canvassers Explore Food Justice in Hartford
Hartford News, 9/1/22 (page 3)
CT Health Insurers Seek Double Digit Rate Hikes, as They Rake in Obscene Profits
Counterpoint, 8/29/22
Insurance companies, lawmakers spar over proposed Connecticut health insurance rate hikes
CT Public Radio, 8/15/22
Health Insurance Rate Hikes Focus of Public Meeting
NBC News, 8/15/22
State officials question insurance companies about proposed double-digit rate hikes
Fox 61 News, 8/15/22
Elected Officials Call on Insurance Regulators To Deny Rate Hikes
CT News Junkie, 8/13/22
Good Government Group Says Health Insurance Rate Hikes Are Not Justified
CT News Junkie, 8/13/22
Billions Spent on Stock Buybacks, Profits, and Executive Compensation by Health Insurance Companies Seeking Double Digit Rate Increases
Press Release, 8/11/22
Primary elections see low voter turnout
Fox 61 News, 8/10/22
Connecticut Citizen Action Group Files FEC Complaint against “Fight For Connecticut” PAC, associated with former Representative Themis Klarides
Press Release, 8/3/22
Film Screening Connects Protection of the Arctic with Connecticut Insurance Company Decisions on Support for Drilling
Press Release, 7/26/22
A quarter of the 151 state House races will go unchallenged: ‘This year’s number is unusually high’
New Haven Register, 7/9/22
Climate activists rally at Travelers Championship
WTNH News 8, 6/22/22
Climate Activists Protest at Travelers Insurance CT Golf Tournament
Between the Lines, 6/20/22
First Connecticut candidates qualify for public campaign financing
The Hartford Courant, 6/4/22
Voters To Decide When They Qualify For Absentee Ballots
CT News Junkie, 6/3/22
Travelers Investors Call for Climate Action, but Fall Short of Supporting an End to Insuring Fossil Fuel Expansion
Insure Our Future News Release, 5/31/22
Travelers swerves fossil fuel insurance block
Insurance Business America, 5/30/22
In Hartford, climate change advocates target insurers, demanding halt to underwriting fossil fuel business
Hartford Courant, 5/25/22
Groups Encourage Connecticut Insurance Department to Strengthen Climate Risk Management Bulletin
Insurance Newsnet, 5/24/22
CT schools will soon be required to teach climate change
CT Mirror, 5/19/22
The Hartford Shareholders Fail to Pass Climate Resolution Despite Growing Pressure on Insurers to Stop Underwriting New Fossil Fuel Projects
Insure Our Future News Release, 5/18/22
As hospital systems grow in CT, rural patients lose services:
Health care systems have closed labor and delivery units, ICUs, and surgical services at hospitals across the state
CT Mirror, 5/8/22
Reps. Huffman and Jones Call Out U.S. Insurance Company for Investing in Fossil Fuel Projects Despite Climate Risks
Insurance Newsnet, 4/27/22
As companies battle climate change, critics say ‘do more’
CT Insider, 4/22/22
This Tax Day, Connecticut Families are Paying Their Fair Share - and Connecticut Billionaires are Not
News Release, 4/20/22
Hospital Community benefit requirements: Stronger is better
CT Mirror, 4/15/22
The Hartford to be net zero by 2050, but activists not impressed
Insurance ERM, 4/8/22
Union Advocates Go on Offensive Against Conservative Think Tank
CTNews Junkie, 4/7/22
The Hartford’s Net Zero Announcement More Marketing than Climate Action
Statement by Insure Our Future and CCAG, 4/7/22
Yankee Institute's Right-Wing, Anti-Worker Funding and Policies Denounced
Connecticut People Before Profits, 4/6/22
In battle of advocates, left-leaning group attacks conservative Yankee Institute
New Haven Register, 4/6/22
New Britain library hosting Healthcare in Crisis panel discussion on World Health Day
New Britain Herald, 3/30/22
Blatteau, Brackeen Push "Fully Funded" Schools
New Haven Independent, 3/31/22
Unions, community members call for fully funded public education
New Haven Register, 3/31/22
New Haven advocates call for more public school funding amid staffing shortage
Connecticut Public, 3/30/22
Primary Care Roadmap won't help Connecticut's healthcare consumers
Hartford Courant, 3/24/22
Damning Opinions
Politico
2/8/22
Travelers takes on new climate policy – environmental groups react
Insurance Business
2/8/22
Activists march through Hartford in support of climate action, environmental justice, telling legislature the ‘time for action is now’
Hartford Courant
2/9/22
Climate Justice March: Coalition of Multi-Racial, Working-Class Leaders Call on CT Legislature to Act Boldly on Climate
Press Release, 2/8/22
Connecticut Climate March Demands Legislature Take Bold Action
Between the Lines
1/31/22
Within Our Grasp - Connect Us All to Internet - Op Ed by Duste Dunn
CT By The Numbers
1/29/22
Opinion: Even in CT, Republicans are trying to steal elections
CT Post
1/31 22
Opinion: Bridgeport needs an independent and empowered City Council
CT Post
1/20/22
Scanlon reaps $26,500 on Day 1 but isn’t sure he’ll run for comptroller
Register Citizen
1/20/22
OpEd: First, end ratepayer subsidies for natural gas expansion. Then study the future of gas in Connecticut
CT Mirror
1/7/22
Report: Cigna announced the end of political contributions, then renewed them (paywall)
Register Citizen
1/7/22
Google doc with text
Climate Groups Blast Alec for Legislation Against Fossil Fuel Divestment and Regulation
Press Release
12/13/21
After backing away from a regional climate change initiative, Gov. Ned Lamont says he has a new strategy. Activists say he should be doing far more.
Hartford Courant
12/12/21
Connecticut insurance giant to tackle climate change with $2.5 billion investment
CT Post
11/12/21
Connecticut seeing climate change impact on human health
WNPR, Where We Live
11/10/21
No Way to Run a Health Care System, Op Ed by Liz Dupont-Diehl
CT Mirror viewpoints
10/25/21
Report: Health Insurance Profits and Stock Buybacks Could Fund Entire State Budget for Two Years
Media Advisory
10/5/21
Italian American groups demand apology for organized crime imagery in campaign against insurance companies by Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Hartford Courant
9/31/21
Activists, Norwalk business man, urge action on climate change
Nancy on Norwalk
9/17/21
Tom Swan and Angel Serrano discuss their work building a more just society.
Story Corps
8/15/21
Advocacy Group Files Whistleblower Complaint Over Public Option Emails
CTNJ
9/9/21
Consumer group files complaint against CT Republicans over health care emails
Middletown Press
9/8/21
Insurance industry spent more than $1.3 million to kill 'public option' legislation
CT Post and NH Register
9/1/21
Climate activists fly banner over Bridgeport, New Haven to demand action
CT Post and NH Register
8/28/21
Health insurance costs are crippling nonprofits, Op Ed by Beth Hines
CT Mirror, 8/25/21
Environmentalists call thicker Walmart plastic bags an attempt around new law
Middletown Press
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