State of Working Connecticut 2004

The State of Working Connecticut 2004 finds that Connecticut’s continuing job losses and growing wage gaps are threatening the stability of the state’s economy and the well-being of thousands of children. The report calls for a re-investment in the “human capital” of the state, though such measures as reversing reductions in state funds for K-12 education and need-based scholarships; tying a greater proportion of state economic development incentives to job creation; and helping low-wage families make ends meet by such tools as a state earned income tax credit and financial help in meeting child care, health, and housing expenses.