Author Archives: Liz Dupont-Diehl

My op-ed in Saturday’s Hartford Courant depicts a single encounter with one of the 109,000 workers in Connecticut who would benefit from a higher minimum wage. There are still two days left for the Senate to call and vote on … Continue reading →

Dan Braccio of Bridgeport has an excellent letter to the editor in today’s CT Post: “All of our state legislators, urban and suburban, should strongly support HB 5291, the minimum wage bill. It is urgent that this legislation get called … Continue reading →

The Hartford Courant’s Dan Haar weighs in on the  proposal  now before the Senate to increase the minimum wage, examining trends and arguments on both sides. Haar concludes: “Every penny of wages that go to the working poor is returned … Continue reading →

Minimum Wage: Call Your Senators Efforts to increase Connecticut’s minimum wage are still alive and need your help. The House of Representatives has approved a plan to increase minimum wage by 50 cents over two years.  The plan is a compromise … Continue reading →

While CT News Junkie reports that the “tide is turning against winning the minimum wage this year,” support continues to be strong among progressives and House leadership. Consider: A new poll shows most Connecticut residents support increasing the minimum wage: … Continue reading →

Today’s New York Times offers a sobering look at the use of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This year marks the first for Connecticut’s EITC, which gives eligible filers a credit equal to 30% of the federal. The Times reports … Continue reading →

How can people save when they don’t make enough to support themselves in the first place? The Hartford Courant reports that Americans, who are living longer, aren’t saving enough for retirement: “Too many Americans are headed for retirement hell,” LIMRA … Continue reading →

Barbara Ehrenreich offers a revealing new afterward to her seminal Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. The book recounted her experience getting by as a low-wage worker 10 years ago.  The situation now is even more dire: … Continue reading →

The Connecticut Mirror reports that the Labor Committee is looking to study offering a retirement plan for the increasing numbers of people who don’t have one through their employers. Labor is supportive: ” ‘Much of our membership is fortunate enough … Continue reading →

The Connecticut Mirror reports on CAHS’s new CT KIDS COUNT report, Opportunity in Connecticut: The Impact of Race, Poverty and Education on Family Economic Success. Report author Jude Carroll on the report’s findings of deep inequalities based on race, ethnicity … Continue reading →