The Tax Foundation just released its 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index, a tool that enables policymakers, taxpayers, and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare across the country. The Index evaluates each state on more than 150 variables across five major areas of taxation: corporate, individual income, sales and excise, property and wealth, and unemployment insurance. These metrics are then combined to yield a final, overall ranking. Overall, Connecticut ranks...

Zillow just released its highly anticipated home value report, and for Connecticut, the results highlight a familiar trend: an unsurprising concentration of wealth tucked firmly into Fairfield County. Driven by one of the tightest housing markets in the country, rock-bottom inventory continues to push home values to historic heights across the state. In fact, recent real estate index reports rank Connecticut as the #1 hottest, most competitive housing market in the entire United States. When...

Just when Connecticut residents thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the electric bill whiplash is back. Yesterday, Eversource dropped a bombshell announcement: it is formally seeking a $503 million rate hike. For the average residential customer, that translates to an estimated $25 more per month—roughly an 11% to 13% increase in the total bill, driven by a staggering 35% spike in the distribution portion of the statement. Keep in mind, Connecticut already suffers from some of the...

On Wednesday, May 20, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent returned to his roots to deliver the commencement address at the all-boys Brunswick School in Greenwich. The powerful speech offered the graduating class a mix of economic perspective, personal reflection, and a call to consequential leadership. Here are a few takeaways from his address: The Life Within Reach and the Life You Choose to Live Referencing a speech from retiring headmaster Tom Philip, Bessent challenged the graduates to...

On Tuesday, Save the Sound released its latest beach report, and the results are highly encouraging. Of Connecticut's 72 beaches, 55 received an A or B rating, and not a single beach received a failing grade of F. After decades of fighting pollution, fish die-offs, and constant closures, real progress is being made in cleaning up Long Island Sound. Contamination typically stems from untreated sewage, pet waste, and goose droppings, with bacteria levels spiking when rainstorms flush runoff...