A $61 million infusion into the state’s primary education grant hasn’t equalized school spending in poor and wealthy districts.
December 9, 2020
Posted inMoney, Politics
With Lamont bullish on gambling expansion, the odds improve
Talks over sports betting and online gaming come in an economic and political environment vastly changed since March.
Posted inMoney
CT residents brace for a lump of coal in their stockings
The latest U.S. Census survey shows fears of lost income that experts say could shatter Connecticut’s already-fragile economy in 2021.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Another casualty of the pandemic: jobs after college
I am a senior in college. I am prepared to graduate this May. I am not prepared to pay off my student debt without a job. Of course, none of us were prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. The shutdown it caused in March was unprecedented and put millions out of jobs. Among those were recent college graduates. How are they expected to begin their careers when job opportunities are so scarce?