CT Voices for Children, a public policy organization based in New Haven, released the first in a series of recommendations for mitigating the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their recommendations included increasing the income tax rate on Connecticut’s highest tax bracket and increasing the size of Connecticut’s government. ...
Connecticut is undercutting private, nonprofit organizations that serve Connecticut’s neediest citizens through a lack of funding, competition for employees and the state’s rising minimum wage. That’s according to nonprofit leaders, workers and clients who came to the Capitol Thursday to tell lawmakers they need more funding for services as the ...
The incoming governor and legislature are already feuding about whether to raid the Rainy Day Fund to balance the books in 2019. Governor-elect Lamont is right about this: the Rainy Day Fund must be saved for the next economic downturn. The fiscal life of the state depends on it.
Connecticut owes more on the state credit card per resident than nearly every other state in the country, according to a new study.