Subsidy Tracker Data Now Searchable Within More Than 10,000 Localities Subsidy Tracker, the nation’s only public and free database of economic development incentive awards, today introduced a new feature that allows the user to display summary data for more than…
State OT spending continues downward slide PATRICIA DADDONA – July 11 – Hartford Business Journal — Connecticut’s state government reduced overtime spending by 6.7 percent in fiscal 2017, according to the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis. The OFA report released Tuesday…
Pope Francis’ Union Message Published July 8th, 2017 – BENJAMIN SACHS Pope Francis delivered an address to the Confederation of Trade Unions in Italy (CISL), and his message is a compelling one. It can be read in its entirety here. For me,…
Helping the newest, neediest minority –By David Holahan –East Haddam — In CT ViewPoints — CT Mirror — July 10, 2017 Having just retired and with time on my idle hands, I want to give something back to society, to…
Side hustles are the new norm. Here’s how much they really pay –By Abha Bhattarai July 3, Washington Post– Nearly 1 in 4 Americans now earns money through a side-gig like Uber, Lyft or Airbnb. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) The “gig economy,”…
Austerity is the wrong medicine for Connecticut –July 02. 2017 — Op-Ed– By: Bilal Dabir Sekou — More than nine years after the start of the 2007-09 Great Recession, the U.S. economy is not working for most Americans. The recovery…
Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers By David Cooper • April 26, 2017 — Economic Policy Institute Introduction and executive summary The federal minimum wage was established in 1938, as…
These 10 New CT Laws Could Change Your Life Starting July 1 As of July 1, 2017 there are a number of new laws taking effect in Connecticut. Find out which ones could have an impact on your life. –By…
Beer prices in Connecticut among the lowest in the nation A data analysis determined the average price for a 24-pack of beer in Connecticut is $15.96. — By Phil Hall — June 29, 2017 — Westfaironline.com Connecticut beer drinkers have something worth…
No Revenue + Program Cuts for CT Budget Will Make You Cry – Here’s Why: People will die – Cuts to social service programs and medical services mean health care will be harder to get for: A. People with disabilities,…