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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is providing $3 million in emergency state funding to the nonprofit organization Connecticut Foodshare to help Connecticut residents who are expected to lose access to food stamp benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the shutdown of the federal government.

With property values climbing faster than paychecks, many Connecticut homeowners are facing municipal tax increases — and Republican lawmakers say the state’s record surplus should be part of the solution.

Next month, Connecticut voters will head to the polls to elect candidates for local positions in their city or town. No statewide or national elections — like those for United States Senate and House of Representatives seats or for governor of Connecticut — are held in odd-numbered years. But on Nov. 4, many communities throughout the state will still elect officeholders to positions like mayor, city councilor, alder or board of education member.

Connecticut is among the top states in the country for research and development, according to a recent report from Smilehub.org. Smilehub is a nonprofit tech company that uses data to create ratings.

While 70 percent of surveyed Connecticut manufacturers were profitable in 2024, nearly all saw the cost of business go up due to a variety of factors. Nearly two in three businesses though (66%) reported that the Trump administration’s tariff policies are negatively impacting them, according to a recent report issued by the state’s largest business organization.

MyCTSavings is a state-sponsored retirement savings program, for employers with 5 or more full- and/or part-time employees that do not offer a retirement plan. When businesses enroll, their employees can save for retirement through payroll contributions into a Roth IRA. The program is free to businesses, and more than 50 payroll companies work with MyCTSavings to provide payroll integration with your existing payroll process.

A number of Connecticut municipalities listed below are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2025. As early as this month, property owners in these municipalities will begin receiving revaluation notices with the proposed new assessments of their properties. Typically, these notices include an opportunity to attend an informal hearing with the revaluation company or the assessor's office to discuss the new assessments, which should represent 70% of a property's fair market value.

The federal government shutdown that began just after midnight Wednesday morning could have wide-ranging and long-lasting effects on the state, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.

Connecticut officials say they feel prepared to weather the early days of a federal government shutdown, which would begin early Wednesday, unless there’s an 11th-hour funding deal.

Dozens of new bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont will soon take effect.

The legislation, which awaits signing by Governor Ned Lamont, includes a provision enabling licensed CPAs form other states in “good standing” to practice in Connecticut.

The bill passed in the Connecticut House of Representatives with no opposition on April 28 and the Senate on May 29 and will now move to be signed by Governor Lamont.

The boards of directors of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have approved expansion of accountancy’s model legislation to include an additional path to CPA licensure. The optional path maintains public protection while providing added flexibility and options for CPA candidates.

It’s not common to have legislation proposed that no one speaks against. That’s the case, however, for House Bill 7020, which would offer more flexibility for state residents to become certified public accountants.

Many private schools across Connecticut object to a bill to eliminate tax exemptions for faculty and staff housing for private secondary schools, saying they already contribute to the towns where they're located and this could affect their operations.

Faced with a slumping economy and likely big cuts in federal aid, state legislators are once again weighing whether to turn delinquent taxpayers over to collection agencies — and block renewal of their driver’s licenses or vehicle registrations.

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is encouraging businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities in Connecticut that have been impacted by recent actions from the federal government to report that information to the state so that it can be compiled into a central database and provide state policymakers with a better understanding of how these directives are affecting various groups, geographical regions, and sectors of the economy.

Members of the House of Representative’s Tax Equity Caucus and advocates called on the Connecticut General Assembly and the governor on Tuesday morning to support what they called “economic populism” in the form of tax relief for middle class and working class people.

A proposed tax on sweetened beverages returned to the Connecticut legislature on Monday, reviving a years-long debate over the balance between public health policy, small business burdens, and the goal providing free school meals to all students.