All of Connecticut’s neighbors except for Rhode Island offer a state income tax-based credit to offset the costs of raising children, and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee proposed his state’s first ...

During the pandemic, Congress temporarily expanded the federal child tax credit to as much as $3,600 per child for one year, reaching an estimated 604,000 Connecticut children. In 2025, owing to the ...

Connecticut’s child poverty rate, which stood at 6.8% when the federal credit was expanded, surged to 11.8% shortly after that extra relief went away, according to Connecticut Voices for Children, a ...

As of the 2025 tax year, 16 states and the District of Columbia offer some form of child tax credit, ranging from nonrefundable deductions to fully refundable credits that can generate refunds even if ...

HARTFORD - From cradle to grave stones, Connecticut legislators are proposing tax breaks for raising children and burying the dead in this state. A group of 78 progressive House Democrats is reviving ...

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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut lawmakers pushed for a refundable child tax credit. Several state representatives participated in a news conference on Wednesday morning to advocate for House Bill ...

Advocates for a new state tax cut for low- and middle-income households with children are intensifying their push in this spring’s General Assembly session, insisting federal cuts to human service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State legislators on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee select proposals to be fully drafted as tax bills for ...