Thirty Democrats challenged Gov. Lamont to tax the rich to help those most hurt by the pandemic.
Poverty
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New Haven lawmaker would ban exclusionary beach policies
A New Haven lawmaker wants to stop municipalities from imposing exorbitant fees that restrict many out-of-towners from using their beaches.
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CT budget panel leaders pledge to reverse years of eroding funds for social service safety nets
State spending for nonprofits has grown by about 10% over about two decades. With inflation, nonprofits say they lost money.
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House Democratic leaders want to repeal CT’s ‘poverty tax’
House Democratic leaders want to effectively end Connecticut’s longstanding practice of placing liens on the homes of former welfare recipients.
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CT budget leaders want to use massive savings to expand COVID-19 relief
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration expects to spend about $630 million less than legislators authorized.
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Lamont sets the stage for a debate on marijuana taxation by mid-2022
The governor’s draft bill proposes taxing marijuana and erasing convictions for possession that occurred prior to Oct. 1, 2015.
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State Rep. Scanlon launches tax fairness debate with proposed $450M break for poor, middle class families
A new proposal Tuesday would give middle class families with children their largest state income tax break in a decade.
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Child advocacy group calls for major tax shift to close ‘highly unjust’ income, wealth gaps
A child advocacy group wants up $1.4 billion in annual tax burdens shifted from low and middle earners to the rich.
Posted inPolitics
Census ends effort in Connecticut’s hardest-to-count tracts
The court decision allows the Trump administration to halt a count that was supposed to run until Oct. 31.
Posted inEconomic Development
Motel-dwellers aren’t considered ‘homeless enough’ to warrant state help
The state doesn’t track adults living in motels, but one out of every 950 students last school year were living in a motel.
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CT’s rental assistance program gets overhaul to clear logjam
The state plans to quadruple the number of people processing applications and reduce the amount of required paperwork.
Posted inHealth
‘State of Wellbeing’ survey quantifies racial inequities in both health and economy
A close look at DataHaven’s data reveals the extent of Connecticut’s racial disparities underscored by the coronavirus.
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Thousands wait months for unemployment compensation during COVID
The wait for an unemployment hearing is 10 weeks, seven weeks longer than before COVID-19 hit the state.
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Why Black aging matters, too
Older Black Americans have received little attention as protesters proclaim that Black Lives Matter and experts churn out coronavirus studies.
Posted inEconomic Development
Report: Number of working poor on the rise in CT leading up to the pandemic
A growing number of working poor families in Connecticut face stagnating wages and a rising cost of living.