How Financial Activism Can Help Build a Gender-Equitable Economy

By 2030, women are expected to control $34 trillion of U.S. financial assets, a three-fold increase in…

What Will it Take to Grow Renter Wealth?

The ability to build personal wealth—defined as one’s savings and assets minus debts—is a central…

Governor Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce Connecticut Receiving $11.6 Million to Expand Service on the Hartford Line

Governor Ned Lamont and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Federal…

How We Can Make Universal Early Wealth Building Accounts a Reality

What would it take to provide every child in America with a $1,000 investment account?…

This is Some of What We Must do to Reform Our Dysfunctional Healthcare System

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of serving as chair of the US…

Bond Commission Approves $50 Million Investment to Boost Middle-Income Housing Through Build for CT Program

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) is pleased to announce that the State Bond Commission…

For CT’s Fiscal Rules to Work, We Need to Responsibly Modify Them

In 2017, Connecticut was at a crossroads: faced with years of deficits, tax increases, and…

Reckoning With the History of Community Development

If we're going to achieve community development that is actually anti-racist, a baseline understanding of…

Building Wealth for All: The Power of Baby Bonds in Connecticut

On July 1, 2023, Connecticut made history by launching the nation’s first statewide baby bonds…

Housing and Mobility and Opportunity: An Interview with Cesar Aleman

In the second interview in our "Housing and..." series, we explore how trust, choice, and community-led…

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