With Americans donating hundreds of billions of dollars to charity per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on the Most Charitable States, to highlight where people spend the most time and money helping others. Connecticut, to the surprise of many, ranked relatively low in the ranking, at number 31 in 2023, falling from number 17 in 2022.
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission has announced a final “click-to-cancel” rule that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.
Read MoreExpect to see continued road and related infrastructure construction across Connecticut, courtesy of Connecticut’s Community Connectivity Grant Program, administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT).
Read MoreIn what is described as a significant boost to the maritime industry and workforce development, a $12.5 million contract has been awarded to Junior Achievement USA – with Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, based in Hartford, leading the way. The funding will support a new shipbuilding career-inspiration program designed to attract the next generation of talent to the field.
Read MoreExpanding upon its dedication to provide free and open access to trusted digital educational content and resources, CT Humanities will openly license all written content on ConnecticutHistory.org under a Creative Commons License.
Read MoreThe State Bond Commission is poised to approve $5 million state grants this week for phase two of major “renovation and remediation” to the Hartford Public Library’s downtown location, decimated by flooding that occurred in 2022 and kept most of the facility closed to the public since.
Read MoreWhere’s everybody going? According to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, people leaving Connecticut during 2023 headed to Florida, New York and Massachusetts more than anywhere else. But more New York and Massachusetts residents relocated to Connecticut than left the Nutmeg State for those neighboring states, according to the latest census estimates.
Read MoreNearly a dozen museums, historical societies and institutions around the state have been recognized with Awards of Merit from the Connecticut League of Museums.
Read MoreAmbassador Andrew J. Young, a 1955 graduate of then-Hartford Seminary, graced the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace with his presence last month to help raise funds for a building to be named in his honor.
Read MoreA new report showed Connecticut's post-pandemic job growth lags behind the rest of the nation.
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