The last time CT faced a recession, we weren’t prepared and spent a decade making tough choices like cutting services to balance the budget We’ve made too much progress to go back to those days And thanks to that progress, we’ve built up our Rainy Day Fund so we won’t have to

The deadline to enroll in MyCTSavings is coming up at the end of the month. Spent some time in West Hartford with Jillian Gilchrest and Kate Farrar talking to businesses about the program. If you are a CT company with 5 or more employees, visit myctsavings.com and sign up!

Great things are happening on Pratt Street in Hartford. Stopped into a few awesome businesses with Julio Concepcion, Rep. Hall and the Mayor to talk about MyCTSavings. If you’re a CT biz with five or more employees, visit myctsavings.com and help us help your employees!

If you haven’t been on Pratt Street in Hartford in a while, go check it out. Great to stop into the growing businesses there to talk about MyCTSavings with the mayor!

For twenty years, the Comptroller’s office has done a back to school backpack drive for ⁦CT DCF⁩. Proud to carry on the tradition and, if you’re interested in helping, DCF still needs donations to ensure kids have the tools they need to succeed this school year!

Seeing some scary videos of severe flooding in Southbury and Oxford. If you’re in the area, please heed local emergency guidance and do not drive through flood waters.

Lives were saved yesterday thanks to the selfless and heroic efforts of our local first responders. Thank you, as always, to our police, fire and EMS for risking your lives to protect and serve others.

Paraeducators are essential to helping our kids reach their full potential in school. A program run by our office will once again help these critical educators stay healthy and in the classroom as the new school year begins.

Today is Overdose Awareness Day While overdoses are thankfully down in CT, far too many of our neighbors and loved ones die each year to the disease of addiction On this day and always we should mourn those we’ve lost and fight to make sure those struggling get help they need

Happy Labor Day, Connecticut!