CT by the Numbers

04/07/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/connecticut-is-nations-third-best-state-for-working-from-home-analysis-shows

Connecticut ranked third among the 50 states and District of Columbia in analysis of the best states to work from home, just released.

04/02/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/connecticut-public-libraries-see-substantial-growth-in-key-areas-during-2025

The Connecticut State Library has released two reports that share the annual data and trends for Connecticut’s public libraries.  The two reports highlight data and trends in public libraries across the state.

04/02/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/behavioral-health-providers-in-waterbury-and-hartford-to-form-one-of-cts-largest-social-services-nonprofits

Wellmore and The Village for Families & Children (The Village), two of Connecticut’s leading behavioral health organizations, plan to merge operations in the coming months with the goal of expanding services.

03/24/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/6t127izst0ruh7r64z829oey78rqs0

The newly re-named Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has earned the #4 ranking on Fast Company 's Most Innovative Companies in Economic Development for creation of Greater Futures Scholarship Program, developed to addresses higher education’s increasingly high cost.

03/22/2026

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03/10/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/connecticut-invests-48-million-in-robotics-and-manufacturing-education

The Connecticut Office of Manufacturing (OOM), part of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), has announced a two-year $4.8 million investment from the Manufacturing Innovation Fund, in an initiative with nonprofit ReadyCT to benefit Connecticut students.

03/09/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/state-elections-enforcement-commission-emphasis-independence-in-opposing-legislation-to-require-annual-performance-plans-be-submitted-to-state-agency

The State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) is strongly opposing legislation being considered by the legislature’s Government Oversight Committee, which would require annual state agency performance plans, beginning next year.

02/25/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/connecticuts-top-three-research-universities-yale-uconn-southern

In its 2026 Best Colleges report, Research.com placed Southern Connecticut State University just behind Yale and the University of Connecticut as the leading research institutions in the state.

02/23/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/uconns-rudd-center-criticizes-usdas-elimination-of-annual-household-food-security-report

“Not reporting on food insecurity doesn’t mean the problem will somehow magically disappear,” UConn’s Rudd Center points out, criticizing the USDA’s decision to discontinue an annual report that provided national data on household food insecurity across the United States.

02/17/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.squarespace.com/ctnews/housing-remains-a-stark-need-in-connecticut-data-shows

In Connecticut, 1 in 6 households spend more than half of their income on housing, points out Habitat for Humanity, adding that “lower income households are especially likely to have unaffordable housing costs, requiring more than 30% of their income.”

02/17/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.squarespace.com/ctnews/cigna-group-foundation-opens-third-year-of-9-million-youth-mental-health-grant-progam

The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group, has opened its 2026 Improving Youth Mental Health grant program, part of The Cigna Group Foundation’s $9 million, three-year commitment to improve youth mental health. 

02/13/2026

https://ctbythenumbers.news/ctnews/west-hartford-hartford-essex-ranked-top-communities-for-livability-by-aarp

AARP Connecticut announced the 10 top-scoring livable communities across the state, as part of the 10th anniversary of the AARP Livability Index™ platform. This year, West Hartford leads the way, followed by Hartford, Essex, Farmington, and Newington.