Mel
@melmedina.bsky.social
VP of Advocacy and External Affairs
TCPActionFund | End harm, free people.
Views are my own. (he/him)
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TCPActionFund | End harm, free people.
Views are my own. (he/him)
🇵🇷🇱🇧
Rigidity won’t save us:
“…some politicians are acting as if our state is in the same situation as working people. It’s not. Unlike most working families, who are often one unexpected $1,000 expense away from complete crisis, Connecticut has options.”
www.courant.com/2025/04/05/o...
“…some politicians are acting as if our state is in the same situation as working people. It’s not. Unlike most working families, who are often one unexpected $1,000 expense away from complete crisis, Connecticut has options.”
www.courant.com/2025/04/05/o...
Opinion: There is a way to make CT more affordable for working people
We’ve got a massive surplus, “volatile” revenue that is working much differently than people thought. Families can’t make ends meet.
www.courant.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Rigidity won’t save us:
“…some politicians are acting as if our state is in the same situation as working people. It’s not. Unlike most working families, who are often one unexpected $1,000 expense away from complete crisis, Connecticut has options.”
www.courant.com/2025/04/05/o...
“…some politicians are acting as if our state is in the same situation as working people. It’s not. Unlike most working families, who are often one unexpected $1,000 expense away from complete crisis, Connecticut has options.”
www.courant.com/2025/04/05/o...
While lawmakers debate the clock, working people juggle which bills to pay now and what dreams or basic needs to put off for later.
ctmirror.org/2025/03/21/c...
ctmirror.org/2025/03/21/c...
Opinion: CT Democrats fear debate
The greatest threat to our system of representation in CT is not Republicans asking tough questions, it's Democrats being too afraid to answer them.
ctmirror.org
March 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
While lawmakers debate the clock, working people juggle which bills to pay now and what dreams or basic needs to put off for later.
ctmirror.org/2025/03/21/c...
ctmirror.org/2025/03/21/c...
Short of declaring that Connecticut will do everything in its power to protect residents—financially and otherwise—we are failing to meet the moment.
Should be part of the Lamont’s budget speech. #ctpolitics
www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Should be part of the Lamont’s budget speech. #ctpolitics
www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: CT lawmakers must build in flexibility to withstand Trump’s chaos
'Gov. Ned Lamont should clearly say in his budget speech that CT will use all available resources to protect state residents.'
www.ctinsider.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Short of declaring that Connecticut will do everything in its power to protect residents—financially and otherwise—we are failing to meet the moment.
Should be part of the Lamont’s budget speech. #ctpolitics
www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Should be part of the Lamont’s budget speech. #ctpolitics
www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Fighting for our freedom, fighting for our families.
This isn’t hard people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
This isn’t hard people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump
More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Fighting for our freedom, fighting for our families.
This isn’t hard people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
This isn’t hard people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...