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Lamont won’t help lawmakers leave gaps in next CT budget

April 11, 2024

If legislators want more funds in core programs, they must close holes as well, the Lamont administration said.

  • advocacy - state

CT may expand its paid sick leave law this year. Here’s what to know

April 08, 2024

Connecticut may soon require nearly all businesses to offer at least 40 hours of paid sick leave each year.

  • advocacy - state

Governor Lamont Announces New Tourism Campaign Aligning With Connecticut's Brand Theme, 'Make It Here'

March 28, 2024

Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of Connecticut’s latest tourism campaign for the spring and summer 2024 travel season. The campaign leans into the state’s new brand theme “Make It Here,” aligning the branding and tourism campaigns with this singular tagline and bringing synergy to efforts encouraging consumers to live, work, and play in Connecticut.

  • advocacy - state

Joe Lieberman Remembered For Integrity, Conviction, And Being ‘Fiercely Independent’

March 27, 2024

Joe Lieberman died Wednesday at 82, reportedly following complications from a fall. He was a Stamford native and centrist Democrat who served four terms in the U.S. Senate and was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000 alongside Al Gore.

  • advocacy - state

CT lawmakers seeking new options to work around budget cap

March 22, 2024

Democrats insist they won’t pass a budget that short-changes core programs.

  • advocacy - state

CT state agencies ordered to tally unspent ARPA funds

March 20, 2024

All CT agencies must respond by March 25.

  • advocacy - state

ESPN: Repealing film tax credit ‘will cause a chilling effect’ on sports media company’s future growth in CT

March 20, 2024

Dozens of film and production industry workers and leaders converged on the Legislative Office Building in Hartford Wednesday to voice their opposition to a bill that would eliminate Connecticut’s film production tax credit.

  • advocacy - state

CT’s big budget question: How much COVID relief money remains?

March 15, 2024

Funding next year for higher education and social services depends on Gov. Ned Lamont’s answer to how much ARPA money remains.

  • advocacy - state

Push for $600-per-child CT income tax credit faces big hurdles

March 11, 2024

Leaders say start small, phase in full credit over several years.

  • advocacy - state

CT to get $138M for local projects in first government funding bills

March 08, 2024

More than two-thirds of this batch will go toward infrastructure and transportation projects.

  • advocacy - state
  • advocacy - federal

Governor Lamont Statement on Year-End Jobs Report for 2023

March 08, 2024

Governor Ned Lamont issued the following statement in response to today’s release of a report containing finalized year-end data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on jobs and employment levels in Connecticut for 2023.

  • advocacy - state

House Bill Would Reset State’s Emission-Reduction Goals, Incentivize Businesses to Adopt Environmentally Sustainable Practices

March 08, 2024

Dubbed “The Green Monster” by opponents, the Environment Committee began collecting public input Friday on an omnibus bill that includes 22 multi-faceted initiatives aimed at tackling the root causes and ramifications of climate change across various sectors.

  • advocacy - state

Artificial Intelligence Takes Center Stage In Committee Debate

February 29, 2024

The Connecticut General Assembly’s General Law Committee held a wide ranging public hearing on Thursday to explore the potential impacts, both good and bad, of artificial intelligence on a host of issues of interest to the state.

  • advocacy - state

Lawmakers Want Connecticut To Adopt A More Equitable Tax Code

February 29, 2024

Connecticut needs a more equitable tax code and to depend less on property taxes, state lawmakers said at a news conference Wednesday morning at the Legislative Office Building.

  • state tax
  • advocacy - state

CT task force encourages use, regulation of artificial intelligence

February 28, 2024

A state task force on artificial intelligence believes the use of AI in both government and the private sector merits exploration while regulatory measures should be in place to protect consumers from harm.

  • technology and cybersecurity
  • advocacy - state

Report: CT income tax cuts would slow – not reverse – tax inequity

February 26, 2024

Poor households still face effective state and municipal tax rate of 32%.

  • advocacy - state

Debate Brews Over State-Level Child Tax Credit

February 23, 2024

Policymakers and advocates disagree on what, if anything, the Connecticut legislature should do after data from the U.S. Census showed child poverty doubled nationwide. But at least two organizations are making an argument with data to back their push for a state-level child tax credit to address the issue.

  • advocacy - state

Planning and Development Committee Sets Agenda for Upcoming Session

February 23, 2024

The state senate’s Planning and Development Committee worked through a packed agenda on Wednesday morning to set its policy priorities for the rest of the session.

  • advocacy - state

Ticking Tax Clock: CFOs Address Tax Policy Politics and Hidden Taxes

February 23, 2024

CFOs and consultants discuss tax policy and hidden taxes ahead of the 2024 U.S. federal and state elections.

  • advocacy - state

Senate Democrats Highlight Plans For Healthcare, Paid Sick Leave

February 22, 2024

Senate Democrats presented the second part of their 2024 legislative agenda – mostly focused on healthcare – in a news conference Wednesday morning at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

  • advocacy - state