New Hampshire is likely to hold the first primary in 2024, but Democrats from Connecticut and elsewhere in the region hope to vote earlier.
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Posted inPolitics
In CT’s GOP U.S. Senate debate, candidates aim for Blumenthal
Connecticut’s three Republican candidates for U.S. Senate clashed Tuesday over Donald J. Trump, abortion and the question of electability.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT loan program aimed at woman- and minority-owned businesses
The CT Small Business Boost Fund will offer loans of up to $500,000 to businesses and nonprofits in underserved communities.
Posted inPolitics
Attacks ramp up in CT GOP primary for U.S. Senate. But are voters tuned in?
Leora Levy’s recent attacks on Themis Klarides energized a GOP primary made up of candidates who differ on abortion, guns and Trump.
Posted inEducation
Return on investment at CT colleges and universities falling short, new report finds
For low-income students, most of the state’s bachelor’s degree-granting institutions rank below average on providing ‘economic mobility’
Posted inGovernment, Politics
Fearing 2024 election threats, Murphy helped craft bipartisan bill to avert Jan. 6 repeat
Democrats sought voting rights safeguards in the Electoral Count Act reform bill, but hope the compromise will help in the 2024 election.
Posted inMoney
Only half of eligible households have claimed CT’s $250-per-child tax rebate
The child tax rebate is available to single parents who earned $100,000 or less and to couples who make $200,000 or less.
Posted inHealth
Insurance Department agrees to move rate hike hearing but won’t change format
Officials will proceed with the typical public meeting, albeit in a new location, despite William Tong’s ask for a more formal hearing.
Posted inPolitics
Crunch time: Candidates in primaries face deadline for public financing
It’s free money, but it’s not easy to get. This is the last week for candidates in Connecticut primary elections to qualify for public money.
Posted inEducation
CSCU implements cost-cutting steps, battles dropping enrollment
Some faculty disagree with administrators’ strategy for handling financial problems at the state university system.
Posted inPolitics
CT Democrats in D.C. explore different paths to protecting abortion access
Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, has suggested voting on individual components of a bill that would broadly protect abortion access.
Posted inTransportation
CT Transit bus ridership is recovering, in part because of free fares
CT Transit bus ridership is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, and free fares are believed to be a key reason why. But challenges persist.
Posted inPolitics
CT GOP candidates focus on inflation; Democrats urge ‘fiscal restraint’
Monthly inflation updates are gifts to GOP challengers like Bob Stefanowski, whose campaign for governor is tightly focused on inflation.
Posted inMoney
Report: CT never came up with a plan to collect more online sales tax
State auditors say the tax department never fulfilled a 2019 directive to come up with a plan to secure $30 million from online transactions.
Posted inPolitics
DGA super PAC debuts with TV attack on Bob Stefanowski’s record
The Democratic Governors Association is reminding voters that Republican Bob Stefanowski ran a payday loan company barred from Connecticut.