CT’s first tax analysis in 2014 found the poorest households paid three times the share of their incomes in taxes than the wealthiest did.
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Posted inMoney
Is CT an ‘emerging bright spot’? This national group thinks so
While CT limited tax relief to the poor and middle class, most states did not, according to a report from a Washington, D.C. policy group.
Posted inJustice
Congress criticizes cover-up of Coast Guard Academy sex assault claims
The Coast Guard’s decision to bury the report of a long investigation into sex assault claims is fueling a swift response from lawmakers.
Posted inEducation
CT attorney general files lawsuit against Stone Academy
Attorney General William Tong claimed Stone Academy had numerous violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Posted inHealth
Another CT hospital petitions to close labor and delivery unit
Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford cited low patient volume and difficulty recruiting staff in arguing to close its birthing unit.
Posted inHealth
Most CT residents enduring Medicaid ‘unwinding’ keep coverage
Three months after the end of a policy that prevented states from kicking people off Medicaid, most CT enrollees still qualify for coverage.
Posted inGovernment
Funding for new voting machines in CT now up to Gov. Lamont
CT officials hope new voting machines will be ready for the 2024 presidential election, but the clock is ticking and Lamont hasn’t committed.
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut’s Lowell Weicker remembered as ‘one of a kind’
Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a CT governor and U.S. Senator, was remembered as a man of courage and complexity who would risk all over principle.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT child care sector braces for fallout as COVID grants end
With emergency funding running out and the CT kindergarten age rising, child care providers say their capacity will be strained even further.
Posted inEducation
CT school districts using summer programs to reengage students
CT school districts have come up with creative ways to use summer school programs to combat learning loss and refocus struggling students.
Posted inMoney
Diesel tax freeze renews push for long-term fuel tax relief
Advocates for CT trucking companies, gas stations and others are calling for permanent relief from fuel taxes.
Posted inJustice
Rep. Maryam Khan faults Hartford police for response to assault
CT Rep. Maryam Khan described the attack as attempted sexual assault and said Hartford police did not treat her or the attack seriously.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Is the Connecticut Green Bank still green?
The legislature changed the Green Bank’s statute to allow it to fund waste-to-energy technologies like those used in Connecticut now.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Hartford’s North End floods a week after $170M project announced
The comptroller said a $5 million fund designed to cover the North End residents’ flooding costs has yet to be set up to distribute claims.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont, Dodd among those set to eulogize Lowell Weicker
The funeral services will be held in Greenwich, where Lowell Weicker, who died at 92 last week, lived when his career was launched and ended.