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by Ginny Monk Connecticut improved its national ranking in childhood well-being but still has progress to make, particularly in housing and issues related to economic security, according to an annual report released today. Connecticut was ranked 7th in the nation in this year’s Annie E. Casey Fou...

Click HERE to listen to the article.  Edwin J. Viera, Monday, August 8, 2022 More investment is needed across Connecticut to support the economic well-being and education of children, according to a new annual report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Book finds the number of c...

The segment with CT Voices’ Dr. Lauren Ruth begins at 18:43. State Senator Tony Hwang is helping unpack the complexities related to numerous proposed massive health insurance rate hikes under consideration for 2023. So we’ll help explain how you as ratepayers and health insurance consume...

MERIDEN — Michael Miller sat on a white board over a blue tank that was filled with water behind Lincoln Middle School Tuesday morning. Miller’s students took turns hurling a ball toward a red target. When the ball hit that target and the board collapsed, Miller and other teachers who sat above...

As of July 1st, the Connecticut minimum wage was raised to $14/hour as part of a 5-year plan to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour by 2023. The primary goal of the law was to provide Connecticut residents with wages that they could survive on. It was seen as especially important for low-income famil...

With rising prices squeezing Connecticut families to the tune of hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month, inflation has become key fodder for Republicans seeking to make inroads across Connecticut, especially in the closely-watched rematch between Gov. Ned Lamont and rival Bob Stefanowski. Ste...

Click HERE to listen to the story. Nearly 1 in 4 children across the state are part of an immigrant family – and they’re more likely to face financial hardships. That’s according to a recent report by the group Connecticut Voices for Children. The report focuses on the hurdles that immigrant ...

From milk and eggs to rent and home heating oil, Connecticut families are paying more now than they were a year ago. Connecticut — like the rest of the nation — is experiencing the worst year-over-year inflation in a generation, and experts say that though generalized statistics are instructive,...

With gas prices soaring, stocks faltering, inflation at a 40-year high and a recession looming, Connecticut lawmakers are forcing the state to look more closely at inequality. Whoever wins this fall’s gubernatorial election cannot, by law, propose a new budget without showing how it addresses rac...

The state’s minimum wage will hit $15 by next year, thanks to a 2019 law. As much of the country is still squeezed by the grips of inflation, some Connecticut residents will see a little relief as of Friday. Beginning July 1, the state’s minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour from the curr...