Announcement: RSVP: CT Voices 7th Annual State Budget Forum - Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy

Home

Publications

Election 2008

Advocacy

E-mail Updates

Video Library

Partnerships

For the Media

About Us

Printer-Friendly

Email This Page

Site Map

RSVP: CT Voices 7th Annual State Budget Forum - Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy

CT Voices for Children's State of Working Connecticut 2007 report found that real (inflation-adjusted) wages declined over the past five years for the majority of state residents. This occurred at the same time as productivity and profits were increasing. The finding raised the important question –- whose interests is the yo-yo (You’re On Your Own) economy serving?

CT Voices' 7th Annual Budget Forum will focus on this question and the causes and consequences of the yo-yo economy, including the widening gap between the state’s most wealthy residents and everyone else. Speakers also will address measures that Connecticut can take to stem the current economic downturn and assure a more widely-shared prosperity for years to come.

When: Tuesday, February 26, 10 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. progam (lunch will be served)
Where: Old Judiciary Room, State Capitol, Hartford

Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy

Strategies for Weathering an Economic Downturn in a Yo-yo Economy
Jared Bernstein, Economic Policy Institute; author of State of Working America 2006/2007

The Yo-yo Economy and the Middle Class
Professor Tom Shapiro, Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University; author of By A Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class

Who Pays? Are Connecticut Taxes Equitable?
Jeff McLynch, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

The Governor's Proposed Budget Revisions
Robert Genuario, Secretary, Office of Policy and Management

Balancing Connecticut's Budget Priorities in its Yo-yo Economy
Shelley Geballe, CT Voices for Children

Pulling Apart or Pulling Together in Connecticut?Douglas Hall, CT Voices for Children

Space is limited - Reserve your seat today!
Please RSVP to Linda Deemy – ldeemy AT ctkidslink.org or (203) 498-4240

In case of inclement weather, please call CT Voices at (203) 498-4240

CT Voices for Children’s work on tax and budget issues is supported by the
Melville Charitable Trust, The Stoneman Family Foundation, and the CT Health Foundation.

Directions to the State Capitol

Downloads

Event flier (93.18K)

Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2007

The latest data from the US Census Bureau indicate that an estimated 43,000 Connecticut children under 18 were uninsured for the entire year in 2007. This number represents 5.2% of all Connecticut children. The 2-year average uninsured rate for all persons in Connecticut decreased significantly between 2004-05 and 2006-07; however, the uninsured rate for children was essentially unchanged.

An estimated 29,000 Connecticut children under 19 who lived in families with income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level were uninsured. Nearly all of these children are eligible for coverage in the HUSKY Program. This brief reviews which subgroups of children at the national level are more likely to be uninsured and makes some recommendations for reducing the numbers of uninsured children.

Download this publication from Connecticut Voices for Children.

[Back to top]