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During the pandemic child care providers were given stabilization grants through the American Rescue Plan to keep their services open. But those funds are to expire on Sept. 30. Child care providers in Connecticut say it will negatively impact families and the economy. On Monday, Sen. On Monday, ...

Play According to a new report, pay differences based on workers’ gender, race and ethnicity all contribute to persistent wage inequality in the state. (Adobe Stock) A new report found Connecticut’s economic growth is lagging, post-pandemic. The data showed, using the pandemic-induced ...

Connecticut job gains and economic growth trail the rest of the country even as fiscal health improves and wages rise Connecticut’s economic growth has lagged the rest of the country since both the pandemic recession and the Great Recession, costing the state an estimated 250,000 jobs and potentia...

Some manager-level jobs making up to $55,000 could qualify for time-and-a-half for working beyond 40 hours a week. Thousands of salaried workers in Connecticut could become eligible for overtime pay under a proposed new rule the U.S. Labor Department filed Wednesday. Under the rule, employees earn...

Aug. 30—Thousands of salaried workers in Connecticut could become eligible for overtime pay under a proposed new rule the U.S. Labor Department filed Wednesday. Under the rule, employees earning up to $55,068 a year would be eligible to earn the overtime rate — time-and-a-half pay — for hours...

Click HERE to listen to the article. Connecticut’s justice-impacted population could help solve the state’s labor shortage — but only if they receive better support, according to a report from advocacy group Connecticut Voices for Children. The report cited low wages, educational barriers, acc...

Play A new report found the state of Connecticut needs to do more for its recently released prison population. The Connecticut Voices for Children report showed most jobs available for this population do not provide a sustainable income, and the state’s labor shortage following the COVID-19 ...

Staff at reentry centers told researchers they would likely have to shut down in 2024 unless the state provides additional funding To combat a workforce shortage that continues to plague Connecticut, a leading child advocacy group is recommending that the state turn to people leaving incarceration t...

Connecticut needs to remove barriers that make it harder for people to obtain better paying jobs once they are released from prison, Connecticut Voices for Children said in a new report Tuesday. CT Voices said certain policy and education barriers limit the career options for people once they’ve s...

Advocates predict renewed push in 2024 for ongoing child tax credit State officials have been doling out tax cuts in record levels during the past two years. But despite relief packages totaling more than $1.3 billion, Connecticut’s tax-cutting debate is far from over. Legislators and other advoca...