4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (696+ words) United Way of Connecticut found 570,000 households fell short of a basic budget in 2024, while federal cuts threaten to deepen hardship statewide. After worsening significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, a key metric shows household poverty shrinking modestly in Connecticut between 2023 and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (559+ words) Rising living and medical costs are squeezing Connecticut households, with potential implications for employers and consumer spending. Half of respondents to a new Connecticut survey said they are worse off financially than they were a year ago, as rising household…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (248+ words) Hartford-based Propark Mobility partners with William Penn Parking in Pittsburgh, expanding its local parking operations while retaining the firm’s leadership. Hartford-based Propark Mobility has struck its third Pittsburgh-area transaction of the year, partnering with local valet and parking operator William…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (626+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont and his Republican challenger, state Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich, practiced campaign talking points on electric costs Tuesday while seated together at a meeting of the state Bond Commission and then in back-to-back press conferences in the…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (373+ words) Connecticut has among the highest rates of union membership in the nation. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Connecticut and Rhode Island tied for the fifth-highest percentage of unionized workers last year — behind only New York, Washington,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) Connecticut’s minimum wage will rise from $16.94 to $17.48 an hour on Jan. 1. The increase will occur without lawmakers voting on it, debating its economic consequences or examining whether previous increases improved the financial condition of low-income families. That’s because a 2019 state…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (332+ words) The Connecticut Business & Industry Association designated 54 state lawmakers as “affordability champions” based on their votes or sponsorship of 12 bills during the 2026 legislative session. Lawmakers who received scores of at least 85% earned the affordability champions designation, according to the CBIA. Republicans…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) Rising aluminum and other costs are squeezing margins at North Haven’s Twelve Percent Beer Project, where the company expects to fill nearly 5 million cans this year but says consumers have little appetite for higher beer prices. Twelve Percent co-founder Bridget…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (581+ words) Connecticut’s banking regulator has ordered a debt relief company to stop doing business in the state, alleging it collected payments from at least 12 Connecticut consumers but used some of the money for personal expenses rather than settling their debts. Banking…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (384+ words) The university is planning 225 beds of undergraduate housing, replacing existing dorms and providing a more accessible campus environment. Middletown planning officials will hear more public comment this week on a request by Wesleyan University to change a portion of the…...