An economist weighs in on where businesses concur with the governor’s budget; and where more can be done.

Connecticut’s business community remains hopeful of a near-term recovery, but concerns are growing.

State spending must be reduced to ease the burden on taxpayers, streamline how state government works and drive economic growth...

Connecticut’s economy is struggling, but that could change if state lawmakers do the right thing by rejecting anti-business, anti-jobs proposals...

Connecticut can cut spending and keep providing services people need by carefully expanding the use of qualified nonprofit health and...

Confidence in state government to budget wisely and to effectively manage its finances will encourage businesses to create jobs and...

While Connecticut’s economy has been gradually improving since June 2009, job growth in the state has been excruciatingly slow.

On top of the state’s budget gap of $3.7 billion for fiscal year 2012, Connecticut’s unfunded liabilities of $70 billion...

Since the Great Depression, the growth has been and will continue to be glacially slow.

Debate about the state budget has to focus on making government more affordable and more effective.