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i did an hour ago. [laughter] >> thank you very much alex, see you next week. >> you too, ali. >> all right, remember when we said that corporations are people? yeah, no! you know who our people? people are people! workers are people! people who need jobs to pay rent, to buy food, to get diapers. and tonight, three years after -- commit a nosedive, that people are able to find jobs to do all those things again. heres todays blockbuster jobs report for january: 517,000 net new jobs were...

Black women are ensnared by interlocking social structures that render them single with fewer intraracial dating options, theologian Ekemini Uwan writes.

Discover the impact of the racial wealth gap on the financial assistance provided by parents to young adult children. Learn how this affects their financial independence and future success.

Championed by state Treasurer James Diossa, the program would provide a modest nest egg for young adults, and over time, would decrease pressure on the state budget and social programs, he says.

Imagine if families on Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income people, could invest $3,200 on behalf of each newborn baby and leave the money...

Connecticut is the first state to enact and fund a baby bonds program. Can it make a difference?

Trust fund babies tend to get a bad rap. But Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa wants more of them — 4,600 a year more, to be exact. That number is based on estimates included in Diossa’s 2024 legislative package unveiled at the State House on Jan. 24. These would not be your stereotypical, spoiled […]

Bill Turner of Stonington will serve as the grand marshal of the 2024 Mystic Irish Parade, which kicks off in downtown Mystic at 1 p.m. March 24. Irish parade officials made the announcement last ...

Norwich ― State Treasurer Erick Russell said Monday night that a new baby bond program will help address cycles of generational poverty in Connecticut. “Connecticut is one of the wealthiest states in ...

Statistics reflect the truth that hard work and luck are not enough to escape generational poverty. In the United States, for example, only...