Connecticut’s recent bond rating upgrades are a clear sign that the state’s fiscal guardrails are delivering results. Yet, even as these reforms strengthen our long-term financial outlook, lawmakers continue to test the limits of the […]
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In Connecticut, students who miss more than 10 percent of school days in a year are labeled “chronically absent.” That designation triggers a series of interventions: districts must notify families, monitor attendance closely, and implement […]
A legislative working group created to explore student debt relief in Connecticut took an unexpected turn last week when one of its co-chairs, Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D-Avon), suggested that residents without college degrees are […]
A new report by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), reveals a divided outlook among the state’s business leaders. While state finances have stabilized in recent years, persistent affordability challenges — from high energy […]
If lawmaking were graded on quantity not quality, Connecticut would be on the honor roll. In 2025 the General Assembly introduced 4,064 bills — eighth most in the nation for a state with barely 3.6 […]
Connecticut’s Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is using a high-profile tragedy as a springboard to regulate homeschooling, but critics say the state’s case is built on flawed data and sloppy analysis. On May 5th, […]
Connecticut is not considered a “fun” state, ranking 43rd overall in a new WalletHub report. This quirky detail reveals a deeper problem plaguing the state: that high taxes and burdensome regulations directly impact residents’ quality […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Hartford Courant. *** Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s promise to grant state employee unions raises every year of his term is either a stunning misstep or wrongdoing that undermines […]
Connecticut’s budget surplus presents a critical choice: use the one-time windfall to address the state’s deep-rooted financial problems or spend it on new, permanent government programs. Progressive activists are pushing for the latter, urging lawmakers […]
Senate Bill 1 was promoted as a $300 million investment in early childhood education and special education services. But buried in the bill is a provision with little to do with students — and everything […]
