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Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 26, 2022. Read more of CT Mirror’s “Best of 2022” stories here. In the five years since state officials legally tied their own hands when it comes to spending, Connecticut has amassed more than $3 billion in budget reserves and used...
With Connecticut soon to join 18 other states with a minimum wage linked to inflation or labor costs, Connecticut lawmakers have yet to signal whether they are considering any additional increase to the base rate for 2024 or beyond. Connecticut’s minimum wage is scheduled to rise a dollar next...
2017 legislative leaders Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, and Senate Republican leader Len Fasano in 2017, before they reached an agreement on a “volatility adjustment” that would be key to the state’s ...
Instead of focusing solely on renewing the child tax credit, Connecticut Voices for Children want the state to stop making additional payments to the underfunded state pension system because they say it increases income inequality. In its annual budget presentation, done this year via Zoom, the gro...
Progressives to CT: Prioritize tax relief over paying off debt Connecticut Voices for Children renews call for higher taxes on wealthy to help fund tax relief for poor, middle class State government has been dedicating billions of dollars in recent budget surpluses to whittle down pension debt it li...
There’s growing concern about the future of children across Connecticut. That’s according to the gathered advocates and the Connecticut speaker of the House, Matthew Ritter, at the annual Voices for Children State Budget Forum. In May of 2022, Connecticut funded the first ever state-level chi...
Connecticut Voices for Children wants the state government to fund a child tax credit to work toward fixing racial, ethnic and class tax inequality. Dr. Patrick O’Brien, the group’s research and policy director, said income inequality exists “pre-tax” in the state and is made worse by tax re...
Tax Reformers Target Film Credit...
States take a new look at a tax break that lifted millions out of poverty. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) has proposed offering up to $1,200 in tax credits for children under 6. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Lawmakers in Connecticut, New York and several other states want to expand tax breaks for f...
A new report shows the presence of police officers in school settings contributed to more referrals to law enforcement, particularly for students of color. The report from Connecticut Voices for Children analyzed data from the 2017-2018 school year and found the risk of arrest was five times highe...