LATEST EDITORIALS
Plan by Sen. Osten to get third casino built deserves consideration
Connecticut cannot afford to abandon East Windsor casino plan and it may take circumventing the Department of Interior to get it done.
Climate change conference achieved too little and too late
The Katowice meetings did not lead to agreements on the most pressing aspect of global warming — that it is occurring even faster than had been expected,
Texas judge goes rogue on Obamacare
A ruling does not get more activist than Judge O'Connor's decision to toss out the Affordable Care Act soon after Congress had the chance to do just that and did not.
New London port faces dynamic decade
The cards appear to be lining up to transform the New London port to the benefit of the city. The issue is how well they line up.
Confronting challenges for Mystic boathouse park
All parties need to be flexible to carry out Stonington's worthy plan to eliminate a brownfield and replace it with a public park and boathouse.
Yale and L+M affiliation a success story
New London treasured its independent community hospital but, If anything, the affiliation should have come sooner.
Looming Mueller report will test Congress
The country is facing an intense political drama and constitutional challenge. The need for calm, wise and nonpartisan leadership is urgent.
Don't rush relocation of New London offices
Yes, the city has to do something about its costly, aging buildings. But it has to take time to make sure it is the right thing.
Keeping Millstone humming
New competition rules for Millstone are welcomed because a sudden shutdown of the nuclear plant would pose a big problem.
Congress should approve federal prison reform bill
The chief obstacle to reform is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He should be pressured to allow a vote on a prison reform bill.
Resiliency is Connecticut's best climate bet
The response to rising sea levels in the state is not an either-or choice between drastic measures and reconstruction. Resiliency requires managing risk with every means available.
Lamont should embrace structural reforms to shore up unemployment fund
The governor-elect is right, Connecticut must be ready with structural changes now to prepare for the next downturn.
