As the summer dies down, the realities of the current national economy are becoming clearer, with reductions in hiring, increases in layoffs and warnings that a downturn may be around the corner. ADP's private payroll report for August came in well under forecasts, with predictions of 75,000 new jobs in the month met with final totals of just 54,000. MarketWatch…| Capitol Dispatch
As Americans struggle with rising prices, Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to “cut your energy costs in half within 12 months after taking office” already appears to be another broken promise. Trump’s promise, reported by NBC News last September, is difficult to square with the reality facing consumers: the cost of electricity is on the rise, […]| Capitol Dispatch
Connecticut towns and cities should reevaluate their memberships in the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities in response to the lobby group’s opposition to pro-housing policies, Democratic leaders of the state Senate said Thursday. In a morning press release, Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, and Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, encouraged more municipalities to follow […]| Capitol Dispatch
After months of claiming that Democrats were "gaslighting" the public over concerns about the Republican budget in Washington, D.C. and how it will hurt Connecticut residents, Republicans chose to boycott a public meeting this week where financial experts laid out in detail just how gruesome those Republicans budget cuts will be for Connecticut citizens. It wasn't pretty. The…| Capitol Dispatch
Connecticut workers receiving minimum wage will get a pay increase on New Year’s Day as the state’s minimum wage is slated to grow about 60 cents, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday. After Connecticut Senate Democrats led the state’s 2019 effort to impose an increase to the minimum wage, which spurred a five-year increase from […]| Capitol Dispatch
With concern continuing to grow nationally over announcements made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, states are working to align regional vaccine guidance. Following a number of decisions and announcements that drew public controversy, most recently the […]| Capitol Dispatch
Nearly two-thirds of Connecticut businesses expect their operations to be hurt by the tariff policies enacted by Republican President Donald Trump, according to a Wednesday survey from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association. The group’s 2025 Survey of Connecticut Businesses found that 64% of respondent businesses expected to be negatively impacted by the new […]| Capitol Dispatch
Just a week after a shooting at Minnesota’s Annunciation Catholic Church killed two children and injured dozens of students and parishioners, Connecticut houses of worship are now worried that federal security grant funding is in jeopardy. Since 2004, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided funding to nonprofit organizations that are at heightened […]| Capitol Dispatch
In the months since the second Trump administration began, Connecticut has already lost just under 4,000 jobs and more than $900 million in federal health support as a result of funding, policy and leadership decisions made by the administration, according to Science Impacts. Data compiled by Science Impacts, including comparing the proposed federal National […]| Capitol Dispatch
Crime rates continue to decrease in Connecticut’s capital city, according to a Sunday report from the Hartford Courant, which found significant declines in violent crimes like murder and aggravated assault. “Our shooting numbers are the lowest that we’ve seen on record,” Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam told the Courant following new statistics that revealed a […]| Capitol Dispatch
