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These CT Locales Among Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says These CT Locales Among Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says
These CT Locales Among Best Places To Live In America, Brand-New Ranking Says When it comes to putting down your roots, these Connecticut locales are among the best in the nation, according to a brand-new ranking. Two cities in the Constitution State made U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 “Best Places to Live in the US” ranking. Researchers pulled data from a variety of sources, including thousands of public survey responses, the US Census Bureau, FBI crime statistics, and school and hospital rankings to come up with the top 150 American cities. Cities were ranked using four key indicators: value, desirability, job market, and quality of life. The following Conn…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker
Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker Governor-elect Ned Lamont of Greenwich has been speaking to past and present governors from Connecticut and other states to seek their advice. Lamont also attended a National Governors Association conference in Colorado Springs this past weekend. The gathering was intended to be a boot camp to help incoming state chief executives prepare for their new jobs. The Democrat lunched with lame duck Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after the Nov. 6 election and later met with former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican-turned-independent. Lamont spoke to Weicker on Thursday, Nov. 15 to discuss what he l…

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by Jon Craig
News
Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report
Connecticut City Cited For Widening Wealth Gap In Bloomberg Report The "super rich" are getting richer and the middle class are poorer in Bridgeport, according to a national study of the widening wealth gap. The Bloomberg news ranking found the change in the gap between the super rich to middle class widened in 98 of 100 U.S. metropolitan areas, led by Bridgeport.  The gap narrowed in Ogden, Utah and Colorado Springs, Colo., Bloomberg reported here. (The super rich to middle class gap was defined by those in the top 5 percent of income versus households in the middle 20 percent.) The average income gap widened by $59,000 nationwide. In Bridgeport…

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by Jon Craig