There is much at stake for Connecticut's children in the upcoming elections.  To provide background on child and family issues, Connecticut Voices for Children has developed several issue briefs and has distributed these to candidates for Connecticut's state and federal offices. The first set of briefs are available below, along with links to related resources, lists of Connecticut candidates, and voter registration forms. Additional issue briefs on early care, education, child welfare, and health will be forthcoming, along with indicator data on child well-being for Connecticut cities and towns.  And please vote on Tuesday, November 2!

Issue briefs | Voting Resources

Issue Briefs: Issues Facing Connecticut Families

• State Budget Challenges Facing Connecticut
• Building a Reliable, Fair and Accountable 21st Century Revenue System

Related tax and budget resources:

• State Revenue Solutions for Connecticut
• Connecticut Needs a More Balanced Approach to Resolving the Budget Deficit
• Connecticut's Wealthy Pay Smaller Share of Income Than Most Residents in State and Local Taxes
• Time for Connecticut to Re-examine its Business Tax Credits
• Connecticut's Business Taxes in Context: A Summary of Ernst & Young's National Survey of State and Local Business Taxation
• Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes Through Mandatory Combined Reporting
• Public Investment for a Mediocre Future: Where Connecticut Stands On State and Local Revenues
• Starstruck? Connecticut's Block-Busting Spending on Entertainment Industry Tax Credits - Part 1: The Credits and Who is Claiming Them
• Fiddling While Rome Burns: Connecticut's Multi-Million Dollar, Money Losing Subsidy to the Entertainment Industry
• State Budget Documents resource page
• Other State Tax and Budget publications from CT Voices

• Strengthening Economic Security for Connecticut Families

Related economic security resources:

• State of Working Connecticut, 2009
• Connecticut Family Asset and Opportunity Scorecard, 2009
• From Options to Planning: A More Strategic Approach to Growing Connecticut's Economy
• The Earned Income Tax Credit – What It Does For CT, And How It Could Do Much More
• State Job Creation Tax Credits
• Poverty in Connecticut: Summary of 2008 American Community Survey Census Data
• Income Gaps are Harming Connecticut's Children
• Other Family Economic Security publications from CT Voices

• High Quality Education & Training: A Proven Investment in Connecticut's Future

Related education resources:

• Teaching Discipline: A Toolkit for Educators on Positive Alternatives to Out-of-School Suspensions
• English Language Learning Students in Connecticut
• School Stability Promotes Educational Opportunity for Connecticut's Children in Foster Care
• The Canary in the Coal Mine: Publishing Truancy Data Will Help Keep Children in School
• Other Education publications from CT Voices

• Investing in the Early Years: A Great Return for Kids and for Connecticut

Related early care resources:

• Connecticut Early Care and Education Progress Report, 2009
• Impact of May Budget Adjustments on the FY 11 Budget for Early Care and Education
• School Readiness: What We Need to Do To Get Kids "Ready By Five"
• Beyond Child Care Centers
• Other Early Care publications from CT Voices

• Strengthening HUSKY as a Cornerstone of Health Care for Connecticut's Children and Families

Related health resources:

• How National Health Care Reform Will Affect Eligibility and Affordability for Families with Children in Connecticut's HUSKY Program
• Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2008
• Health Insurance & Median Income in Connecticut: Summary of 2008 American Community Survey Census Data
  
• HUSKY At A Glance
• How is the HUSKY Program Performing?
• Independent Performance Monitoring in the HUSKY Program: Ensuring Accountability for Scarce State Dollars
• Covering Kids & Families resource page
• Other Health publications from CT Voices

• Protecting Children and Youth in Connecticut's Child Welfare System

Related child welfare resources:

• Children in DCF Care Should Live in the "Least Restrictive Environment"
• Ensuring Positive Outcomes for Youth Who "Age Out" of Foster Care
• School Stability Promotes Educational Opportunity for Connecticut's Children in Foster Care
• Other Health publications from CT Voices

• Child Well-Being Data by Town, 2010
  
• Family Well-Being Indicators Larger Connecticut Cities and Towns, 2006-2008

Voting Resources

Voting

• Voter registration forms (PDF) English | Spanish
• Absentee ballot application (PDF) English | Spanish (print on 8.5" x 14" paper)
• Registrars of Voters Office Addresses (PDF)
• Voter Registration and Polling Place Finder

Lists of Connecticut candidates

• Statewide/Constitutional offices
  • Governor & Lieutenant Governor
  • Attorney General
  • Comptroller
  • Secretary of the State
  • Treasurer
• General Assembly
  • State Representative
  • State Senator
• Federal
  • U.S. House of Representatives
  • U.S. Senate