The cost-of-living adjustment is just below the inflation rate of 3% announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, also on Friday.
Social Security payments to rise 2.8%, a tick below inflation rate
Posted inCharting Connecticut
SNAP cuts to families in CT will hit harder than any other state
CT families receiving SNAP benefits could lose nearly $200 monthly on average, a bigger hit than families would feel in any other state.
Posted inPartner Content
How a 2018 SCOTUS decision led to meteoric growth in legal sports betting
The ruling is back in the spotlight after arrests of more than 30 people, including an NBA player and coach, in two cases involving poker games and Mafia families.
Posted inGovernment
Which CT social services could the government shutdown affect?
Connecticut would feel the effects of a continued shutdown on federally funded programs around nutrition assistance and child care.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
An open, transparent, accessible government protects everyone.
Open, transparent, accessible government is bipartisan, or nonpartisan. Call it what you will. It is for everyone. It protects everyone.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Setting the record straight on UConn paid leave provisions
Being able to recruit and retain the best faculty means ensuring the negotiated pay and benefits the university offers are highly competitive.
Posted inHousing
Lamont, lawmakers offer details on new housing bill
After HB 5002 veto, the governor and lawmakers have worked to modify new housing legislation, to be taken up at next month’s special session.
Posted inEducation
CSCU will not raise tuition next year. But food service will cost more
The Board of Regents voted Thursday to keep tuition flat for the second year in a row. Cost of food service and some program fees will rise.
Posted inEconomic Development
Mostly dead Crystal Mall tries on something new: nuclear sub manufacturing
Electric Boat will convert the mall into a facility for 3,000 to 5,000 staff in engineering, training, software development and other roles.
Posted inMoney
CT officials ask: Could tax cuts and credits counter federal aid loss?
There are no legal obstacles blocking CT government from cutting taxes, but the political challenges remain plentiful.
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Qué saber sobre las elecciones municipales de CT 2025
Los votantes de CT acudirán a las urnas el 4 de noviembre para elegir candidatos a cargos locales en su municipio. Esto es lo que debe saber.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Use rural health funds to strengthen CT’s community health centers
We recommend that CT direct rural health transformation resources toward strengthening the health care workforce and investing in telehealth and health technology.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Saving CT hospitals with Senate Bill 7
Connecticut’s Senate Bill 7 would require health care administrators to be licensed, similar to the clinicians they supervise.
Posted inEducation
Mimi Torres-García case renews calls for CT homeschool regulation
In July 2024, Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-García’s mother told school officials she’d homeschool her child. Two months later, the girl was dead.