Connecticut news and trends

SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut
Retail // September 23, 2020

Like all the towns on the Connecticut shoreline, Guilford is centered around a village green. On its north side stands a picture-postcard, white-steepled church. To the east is another church and spire, this one made of carved granite taken from the local quarries. On its...

New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home
Coronavirus // June 24, 2020

With coronavirus infection rates soaring in the Sunbelt, the governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are teaming up to slap a 14-day quarantine on travelers from states where the deadly virus is spiking. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy...

States Show Mixed Results Getting Extra $600-A-Week COVID Jobless Benefits Out
Coronavirus // April 28, 2020

The $600 a week in extra COVID-19 unemployment benefits that many laid-off U.S. workers have been expecting are showing up unevenly. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday (April 28) that his state’s first batch of $600 unemployment payments went out over the weekend, but other states...

Bitcoin Daily: Binance Goes Black, Japan Readies For More Crypto Raids
Bitcoin // February 09, 2018

One of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) top policymakers is the latest in a host of leaders calling for regulation of digital currencies, Reuters reported. Cryptocurrencies — and the financial institutions that trade them — need to be more closely watched by regulators, ECB Executive Board...

Quick Reads
Connecticut Will Cancel $650 Million in Medical Debt

February 04, 2024
Connecticut reportedly plans to cancel $650 million in medical debt for its residents. This relief will impact around 250,000 people and will make Connecticut the first state in the country to undertake such an effort, CNN reported Friday (Feb. 2).  The goal is to free residents from “the cloud” over their heads and give them more freedom […]

New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home

June 24, 2020
With coronavirus infection rates soaring in the Sunbelt, the governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are teaming up to slap a 14-day quarantine on travelers from states where...

States Show Mixed Results Getting Extra $600-A-Week COVID Jobless Benefits Out

April 28, 2020
The $600 a week in extra COVID-19 unemployment benefits that many laid-off U.S. workers have been expecting are showing up unevenly. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday (April 28) that...