Though the unemployment rate (3.6%) is the lowest since February 2002, and only slightly higher than the national average (3.5%), the Connecticut labor shortage is described in the report as the “greatest threat to the state’s economic prospects.”
Higher education has a duty to help solve CT’s labor shortage
Posted inGovernment
How would a government shutdown affect CT? It depends
A prolonged government shutdown would result in missed paychecks for thousands of CT workers and a steeper reduction in services.
Posted inEducation
UConn students demand university divest from fossil fuels
UConn was expected to release a ‘comprehensive Sustainability Action Plan’ in spring 2023. Students say they haven’t seen it yet.
Posted inEspañol
Lo que debe saber sobre las acusaciones de fraude electoral en Bridgeport
Se abrio una investigación y el candidato John Gomes le pidio a un juez que bloqueara certificación de la victoria del alcalde Joe Ganim.
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Transit-oriented development could transform Fairfield County, if it’s affordable and environmentally sustainable
The area around a Fairfield train station is a case study in transit-oriented development, which some see as a way to curb climate change.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Emperor Lamont has no economic clothes
As an economist, I’ve grown increasingly concerned that Gov. Ned Lamont and his budgetary mouthpiece John Beckham suffer from a shared delusion about what is happening in Connecticut. Do they even look at actual data about what matters for our taxpayers? It isn’t that hard. Just recently, the U.S. Census Bureau pointed out that Connecticut […]
Posted inHealth
Hospital execs to Lamont, lawmakers: Seal the Yale-Prospect deal
The presidents of Waterbury Hospital and Eastern Connecticut Health Network told Lamont and legislators their financial situation is “dire.”
Posted inPolitics
No consensus on a legislative response to Bridgeport investigation
Republicans sought a mandatory prison sentence for elections fraud as the investigation into the Joe Ganim-John Gomes primary continues.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT joins FTC in suing Amazon for alleged monopoly in online retail
Connecticut is among 17 states joining the Federal Trade Commission in suing Amazon, claiming it illegally maintains monopoly power.
Posted inJustice
Legislature confirms Nora Dannehy to Connecticut Supreme Court
The General Assembly voted in special session Tuesday to confirm the Connecticut Supreme Court nomination of Nora R. Dannehy.
Posted inEducation
CT invests $3.8M to expand college-level courses in high schools
Connecticut officials said 89 school districts will split nearly $4 million to offer more dual credit classes, which offer students college credit.
Posted inHealth
CT joins other New England states to form regional reproductive rights coalition
With abortion rights in the hands of states, a new regional group sees itself as a model for reproductive health care advocacy.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: The tragedy of unfilled jobs
Erica E. Phillips writes about CT employers’ difficulty finding workers and looks at sports betting revenue as a leading economic indicator.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: The conditions that led to a Connecticut toddler’s death
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk to discuss her article on the death of Corneliuz Frank, and his family’s struggles.
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Clarence Thomas secretly participated in Koch network donor events
In attending the Koch donor summits, Thomas has helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.