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Connecticut's Q2 2023 individual income tax revenue up 23.3% from previous quarter

By Constitution State News | Jul 4, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $3 billion in individual income tax revenue for Connecticut, a 23.3% increase from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Blumenthal Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision Prohibiting the Consideration of Race in College Admissions

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, rejecting the consideration of race during the college admissions process

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Murphy, Blumenthal, Larson Announce $19 Million RAISE Grant for Hartford

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative John Larson (D-Conn.-01) announced a $19 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant for the City of Hartford’s North Main Street Streetscape and Multimodal Transportation Project

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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $26.4 Million Federal Grant to Purchase 20 Battery Electric Buses and Make Transit Upgrades in Stamford

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 3, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont, Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, and Congressman Jim Himes announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation is being awarded a $26.4 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the purchase of 20 battery electric buses and implementation of transit facility infrastructure upgrades, which are targeted for use on the CT transit Stamford Division.

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Governor Lamont Commits $85 Million in State Funding To Address Flooding Mitigation in North Hartford

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 3, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that his administration is committing $85 million in state funding from the state’s Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Fund-related funding to implement a pilot program that will address sewage overflows in streets and basements in North Hartford, where residents have been chronically impacted by the long-term recurrence of sewer overflows.

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Murphy Highlights Trumbull's FallCall Solutions as "Innovator of the Month"

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that FallCall Solutions, based in Trumbull, was named June’s “Innovator of the Month”

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Blumenthal Statement on the Death of Former Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the death of former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker

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Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 2, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to prohibit the consideration of race in college admissions

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401 deaths in Connecticut in week ending July 1

By Constitution State News | Jul 2, 2023

There were 401 deaths in Connecticut in the week ending July 1, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Connecticut during week ending June 24

By Constitution State News | Jul 2, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Connecticut in the week ending June 24, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Connecticut.

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Connecticut's combined tax revenues up 18.1% from Q1 to Q2 2023

By Constitution State News | Jul 2, 2023

Connecticut collected $7.2 billion in combined tax revenues and income taxes during the second quarter of 2023.

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Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Signs Legislation Banning Marriage Licenses for Minors

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 2, 2023

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, serving in her capacity as acting governor, signed into law legislation that updates Connecticut’s marriage statutes by prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from receiving a marriage license.

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43 Hispanic people in Connecticut passed away in week ending July 1

By Constitution State News | Jul 2, 2023

There were 43 Hispanic people who died in Connecticut in the week ending July 1, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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VA provides 322 home purchase loans in Connecticut in Q2 2023

By Constitution State News | Jul 1, 2023

There were 322 VA home purchase loans issued in Connecticut in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 totaling $109.5 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Connecticut during week ending June 24

By Constitution State News | Jul 1, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Connecticut in the week ending June 24, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Connecticut.

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VA provides 21.3% fewer home purchase loans in Connecticut in Q2 2023

By Constitution State News | Jul 1, 2023

There were 322 VA home purchases in Connecticut in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2023, totaling $109.5 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Connecticut increases from Q1 to Q2

By Constitution State News | Jul 1, 2023

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Connecticut during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $233,606, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Q2 2023: Connecticut's combined tax revenues up 18.2% since Q1 2023

By Constitution State News | Jul 1, 2023

Connecticut collected $7.2 billion in total tax revenues during the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Murphy Statement on Death of Former Governor Lowell Weicker

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

"Lowell Weicker will go down as one of the most consequential leaders in Connecticut history, and I'm heartbroken that he's gone. He modeled a kind of public service that feels extinct today

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Governor Lamont Approves $23.8 Million in State Funding to Remediate 22 Blighted Properties and Put Them Into Productive Use To Grow Jobs and New Housing

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has approved the release of approximately $23.8 million in state funding to remediate 480 acres of land across 22 properties in 15 towns and cities across Connecticut and put them back into productive use.