Keith M. Phaneuf

The $27.2 billion state budget for the fiscal year that closes Tuesday is on pace for a $412 million operating surplus — all of it earmarked.

For decades, Connecticut's strategy regarding its income tax has been simple: Tax the rich at lower rates than nearby states do in the hope that top earners will move here and stay.

Some say it’s time for Connecticut to learn from our neighbors and reform a system long known to disproportionately burden the poor and middle class.

Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey all have reformed their tax systems since the COVID-19 pandemic

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Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut Medicaid recipients must comply with new federal work requirements starting Jan. 1; demonstrate that they are exempt; or risk losing health coverage.

For decades, Connecticut’s strategy regarding its income tax has been simple: Tax the rich at lower rates than nearby states do in the hope that top earner

But while state lawmakers earmarked $30 million to train and employ as many as possible, the bulk of those dollars remains unspent.

With about 150,000 Connecticut residents having lost or at risk of losing nutrition or health care benefits due to new federal work rules, officials here say it’s crucial to help […]

State lawmakers earmarked $30 million to train and employ as many people as possible, but the bulk of those dollars remains unspent.