Erica E. Phillips writes about the labor market, a proposal to limit non-compete clauses, and CT as a movie factory.
Erica E. Phillips
Erica covered economic development for CT Mirror from 2021 to 2024. She is now CT Mirror's state policy editor. Before moving to Connecticut to join the staff, Erica worked in Los Angeles for public radio’s Marketplace and, before that, for the Wall Street Journal's L.A. bureau. She grew up in Minneapolis, Minn., graduated from Haverford College and earned a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California.
Posted inGovernment
FTC’s Lina Khan says CT could fill ‘gaps’ in non-compete ban
The FTC’s ban on non-compete clauses won’t cover banks or nonprofits, including hospitals. Lina Khan said state laws could fill the gaps.
Posted inEspañol
Qué saber sobre quién decide si CT y EEUU están en recesión
Sólo la Oficina Nacional de Investigación Económica puede decidir si la economía de Estados Unidos está en recesión o no.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT theaters slated to lose $3.5M in expected ARPA funds
The Bushnell, the Warner Theater, the Palace Theater and other iconic stages could lose out after the CT legislature’s budget workaround.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Bigger fish in CT
Erica E. Phillips writes about Connecticut’s business climate, the Yale Innovation Summit, and the grocery store cereal aisle.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT takes another stab at ‘innovation clusters’ with $100M program
The DECD grant program seeks to support sector-focused hubs for entrepreneurs in biotech, finance, insurance and manufacturing in CT.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT’s roots are in the defense industry. Can its colleges truly divest?
Divesting from military manufacturers is a line Connecticut’s prominent institutions of higher education don’t seem inclined to cross.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Financial protections
Erica E. Phillips writes about a Supreme Court case won by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and hunger in Connecticut.
Posted inPolitics
CT GOP conventions: George Logan, Jahana Hayes rematch set
George Logan, widely seen as the GOP’s best hope, was among five Republicans endorsed to take on CT’s Democratic congressional delegation.
Posted inHealth
CT’s ‘food insecure’ population rose by 90K in 2022, report finds
Nearly 500K CT residents don’t have enough to eat, the report found. But more public funds won’t come for at least another year.
Posted inEducation
CT child care trust fund has 23 advisory members — but $0 to work with
A bill that sought $100 million to boost child care has cut all state money from the plan, instead asking businesses and foundations to pay.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: The ARPA deadline looms
Erica E. Phillips writes about CT lawmakers’ wrestling with how to spend pandemic relief money and the effects of affordable housing on economic growth.
Posted inPolitics
THC-infused drinks found a loophole in CT cannabis law
Hemp-derived products don’t fall within current regulations. H.B. 5150 would change that — and make other adjustments.
Posted inEconomic Development
In CT towns and cities, ARPA is funding a downtown revitalization
Many CT municipalities have directed part of their COVID-19 relief funds to breathe new life into hobbled Main Street businesses.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: The ‘rules of the road’ for AI in CT
Erica E. Phillips writes about the debates among CT lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont over how to regulate artificial intelligence.
