State Needs New Direction to Escape 'Jobs Funk'

"My god, I thought, we’re going to the moon." Great piece by former @prattandwhitney engineer Tom Gilmartin on the #Apollo11 moon landing. bit.ly/2JRG4w8 #Apollo50th

Connecticut shed 1,400 jobs in June, bringing year-to-date losses to 4,600 (-0.3%). May's initially reported loss of 1,500 was revised down to 1,900 lost positions. bit.ly/2MU6sWu #cteconomy pic.twitter.com/ZNCGmSzX1r

Debt burden now represents 39% of the state's GDP, the highest in the U.S. And @MoodysInvSvc warns the clock is running out on Connecticut's ability to continue shifting costs down the road. bit.ly/2XQdJQS #cteconomy #ctpolitics #ctbudget

"Connecticut residents can best be described as uneasy,” says @CERCInc's Alissa DeJonge. "They’re less sure of the state’s economic prospects and whether they’ll stick around." bit.ly/2JDc6xh #cteconomy #ctpolitics