Michele Jacklin writes: 'SB 394 is so far-reaching that it would make off-limits anything that arises from teaching or research. That covers the universe of public higher education, including such innocuous items as course syllabi and book lists.' theday.com/op-ed/20240426…

California retirees urging CalPers to stop investing their pension in Big Oil--a wonderful essay from Ruth Holton-Hodson, who points out that Exxon is now suing shareholders who try to 'engage.'
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'The restoration of net neutrality is a victory for every American household, and it is a victory for democracy,” Ishan Mehta of Common Cause tells @forbes. forbes.com/sites/tonybrad…

“If I weren't out of the country today, I would be personally at the FCC jumping up and down, saluting the majority for reinstituting the network neutrality rules that were so foolishly eliminated,” Michael Copps Common Cause tells Tony Bradley @forbes forbes.com/sites/tonybrad…

There is a constitutional right to protest. They weren’t harming anyone. Sicking the police on the protesters is a violation of these rights

% BIPOC student enrollment by district type in CT: public or charter

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📣📣 On Friday, April 26, at 9am the New Haven Registrars of Voters will conduct a mandatory post-election audit in accordance with CT Public Act 07-194. cga.ct.gov/2021/rpt/pdf/2…

HAPPENING TODAY: Trump's team will argue before the Supreme Court that he is above the law.

It's a BS claim and he knows it, but until SCOTUS rules, his federal criminal conspiracy case is on hold.

He's trying to run out the clock so he can't be convicted before the election.

Lamont Administration seeks new major exemption to state’s open record laws

'The proposal is overly broad and would impact the timely processing of requests and delay access to numerous public records.'

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A Supreme Court where 5 of 6 conservative justices appointed by GOP presidents who initially lost popular vote & confirmed by senators elected by minority of Americans issuing decisions opposed by majority of US that take away reproductive rights from millions of women

Our newest #campaignfinance complaints target an illegal practice known as “scam PACs,” where contributions are used primarily to enrich those who are running the PAC and for more fundraising. Raising funds under false pretenses is against the law. campaignlegal.org/update/clc-unc…

Dan Haar: Environment advocates battle a powerful CT lawmaker's plan to boost housing ctinsider.com/politics/artic… via CT Insider

“Shenanigans like this are reason #1000 why we need the DISCLOSE Act, which Senate Republicans have blocked at least five times in the last several years,” Aaron Scherb Common Cause tells Roger Sollenberger The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com/trumps-new-leg…

Connecticut towns want more money for early voting. Lawmakers say no way ctinsider.com/politics/artic… via CT Insider

Let's be clear. There is no place for antisemitic harassment or violence on campuses or anywhere else. None.

But protesting the slaughter in Gaza is not in itself antisemitic, and having armed police arrest peaceful student demonstrators is never acceptable.

Why firearms won't be fully banned from polling places in Connecticut ctpost.com/politics/artic… via @ConnPost #CTPolitics

NEW report: Jail populations have exploded over the last 4 decades while getting almost none of the attention prisons do.

It’s clear the US has a reliance on excessive jailing. But how did we get here? 🧵

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The fact remains that our elections are secure and we already have laws on the books that are enforced. It’s a slap in the face to election workers (both Democratic and Republican) to suggest otherwise.

We’re saddened to share that Robert MacNeil, a driving force behind the show that would become the NewsHour on PBS, died Friday at the age of 93.

A lifelong lover of language, literature and the arts, MacNeil’s trade was using words. Combined with his reporter’s knack for being…