Media Coverage
[ 2023 media coverage coming soon ]
2022
PCA Press Conference (2/2):
CT News Junkie:
https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/02/03/home-care-workers-relied-on-state-subsidies-according-to-survey%EF%BF%BC/
Insurance News Net:
https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/home-care-workers-relied-on-state-subsidies-according-to-survey)
Mental Health Press Conference (2/3):
NBC Connecticut:
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/the-state-of-mental-health-advocates-say-connecticut-needs-a-new-prescription/2709407/
Connecticut Examiner:
https://ctexaminer.com/2022/02/04/advocates-urge-creative-investments-by-state-government-to-address-mental-health/
CT News Junkie:
https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/02/03/coalition-calls-on-state-leaders-for-mental-health-investments/
Connecticut Examiner:
https://ctexaminer.com/2022/02/08/high-demand-for-mental-health-services-threatens-to-overwhelm-spanish-speaking-staff/
News Talk AM 1490:
Listen here
Connecticut Public Radio:
Listen here
MY TV 9:
Listen here
WTIC-AM:
Listen here
Champions Press Conference (2/4):
CT News Junkie:
https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/02/04/coalition-calls-for-investment-tax-increases/
CT Insider:
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Activists-progressive-lawmakers-call-for-higher-16833047.php
Connecticut Public News Service:
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-07/mental-health/ct-coalition-calls-for-public-investments-ahead-of-legislative-session/a77730-1
SEBAC Press Conference (2/7):
CT Mirror:
Response to Gov Lamont Budget Address (2/9):
Expanding Services to Save Lives Action (2/23)
Fox61:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtShdVckNkY
WTIC 1080AM radio interview:
Response to Tax Incidence Report (2/28):
Connecticut Mirror:
https://ctmirror.org/2022/02/28/study-overall-ct-tax-system-hits-poor-middle-class-harder/
Hero Pay Action (3/16):
Hartford Courant (cover story):
Assorted March/April 2022 Hartford Courant stories on RFA:
https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-billionaires-connecticut-finances-20220320-wmfxzckvf5fbtlrwstxqyffoye-story.html (March 20th, cover story)
March for Our Classrooms Action (3/30):
Yale Daily News:
New Haven Register:
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Unions-community-members-call-for-fully-funded-17047166.php
New Haven Independent:
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/blatteau_testimony
Yankee Institute Press Conference (4/6):
CT News Junkie:
https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/04/07/union-advocates-go-on-the-offensive-against-conservative-think-tank%EF%BF%BC/
CT Insider:
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/CT-budget-debate-pits-progressive-Recovery-for-17062614.php
2021
3/15 Public Hearing
Advocates Ask Lawmakers To Tax The Rich - CTNewsJunkie, Christine Stuart
CT tax fairness debate heats up with new pandemic relief on the way - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
Tax the rich to help poor and middle-class recover from COVID-19? Connecticut lawmakers hold daylong debate - Hartford Courant, Chris Keating
New Haveners Back Tax Hikes For Rich - New Haven Independent, Tom Breen
WPKN Local News Recovery for All Public Hearing - WPKN, Melinda Tuhus (0:30 - 2:00)
3/16 Press Conference
“Recovery For All” Coalition Seeks $3B In New Revenue To Address The “2 Connecticut's” - New Haven Independent, Tom Breen
3/24 Danbury Teacher’s Speakout
Danbury parents, educators to rally for more state funding for schools - Westport News, Julia Perkins
Community Rally To Demand More School Funding In Danbury - Patch, Rich Kirby
‘My students deserve not to fall between the cracks’: Danbury demands CT funds schools equitably - NewsTimes, Julia Perkins
4/23 Progressive Revenue Finance Package Press Conference
Lamont and liberal Democrats battle over competing visions of 'equity' - CTPost, Julia Bergman
Lamont Previews Federal Aid Plan As Differences With Legislative Democrats Emerge - CTNewsJunkie, Hugh McQuaid
Lamont highlights how he’d like to spend federal COVID aid - AP, Susan Haigh
Lawmakers, Lamont Spar Over Revenue - NBC Connecticut, Christine Stuart
Conn. Progressive Groups Push For $2B Tax Change Package - Law360, James Nani
CT finance panel approves tax cuts for poor and middle class, restaurant bailout - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
4/26 Public Option March To Cigna’s CEO Mansion
Labor-backed activists take their case for a state sponsored health insurance program to Cigna’s CEO - Hartford Courant, Daniela Altimari
4/28 Bridgeport Gen Now/SEIU 1199 Rally
Funding, Staffing Issues Leave Mental Health Cases In Police Hands - CTNewsJunkie, Lisa Backus
4/30 Higher Ed March and Rally
Students, Professors March For More Money For Higher Ed - CTNewsJunkie, Christine Stuart
4/30 SEIU 1199 Nursing Home Strike
Union warns nursing homes that thousands of workers are prepared to strike
5/1 May Day Rally and Mass Die-In
Activists mass at Governor’s Residence, demanding Gov. Lamont shift his budget priorities and back higher taxes to boost social service spending - Hartford Courant, Stephen Singer
More Revenue, But Not Enough To Convince Some That A Tax Increase Isn’t Needed - CTNewsJunkie - Christine Stuart
Hundreds stage die-in to protest Gov. Lamont’s tax stance - AP, Susan Haigh
CEA rally at Governor's residence - Fox61
Teachers rally for more education funding, funding for the future - WFSB
Hundreds Rally Outside Governor's Mansion For Change - NBC CT
Hundreds gather at governor’s mansion demanding ‘recovery for all’ from pandemic - WTNH
5/17 Tax Day Rally
At ‘Recovery for All’ rally, workers call on governor to address inequality - Hartford Courant, Jessika Harkey
Hundreds Rally for More Funding, Push for Higher Taxes on the Wealthy - NBC CT
Hundreds of teachers and union workers march around the capital pushing for education recovery - WTNH
5/20 CPD/R4A Billionaire Report Release
Activists: CT's 14 billionaires gained $12.6 billion in pandemic
5/27 Justice For Essential Workers/32BJ McDonald’s Strike Rally
Fast food, grocery store, other employees to demand hazard pay for working during pandemic
5/28 End Of Session & National Press
Progressives intensify push to aid poor, middle class as General Assembly session winds down - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
Pressure Mounts To Tax the Rich in Connecticut - The Intercept, Rachel Cohen
6/3 Hold The Line Picket
‘Recovery For All’ coalition rallies in front of Capitol buildings, demands tax and budget changes - WTNH, Samaia Hernandez
6/4 Prayer Vigil
Lamont, top lawmakers closer to budget deal after key compromises - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
6/7 Budget Agreement Response Press Conference
Final Deal Reached on Budget, First Vote Planned Tuesday - AP, Susan Haigh
06/16
Looming fiscal cliff could reignite CT’s tax fairness debate - Keith Phaneuf, CT Mirror
06/18
Fighting Inequality in One of the Nation’s Most Unequal States - Puya Gerami, inequality.org (the website reached out to us and asked for a piece)
09/10 Direct Action on Hero Pay
Lamont, legislators pressed to spread the federal pandemic relief a little further - Keith Phaneuf, CT Mirror
10/27
Just four years after the cupboard was bare, CT is a national leader in budget reserves - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
12/1 Joint Presser with SEBAC
Unions target Lamont over workforce vacancies, staffing issues - CTNewsJunkie, Hugh McQuaid
Lamont Signals slimmer government - CTNewsjunkie, Hugh McQuaid
Labor sends early New Year’s message to Lamont: Keep public-sector jobs - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
01/07
Progressives to Lamont, GOP: Brace for a debate on tax fairness - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf
01/13
Lamont, labor headed for a showdown over ‘hero pay’ - CT Mirror, Keith Phaneuf