News Releases

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• 7/24/2024 Treasurer Russell Announces Competitive Bond Refunding Sale Produces Savings of $23.4 Million Over Ten Years

• 1/5/2021 Treasurer Wooden Joins Members Of The Ct General Assembly For Swearing In Ceremony On Opening Day Of The 2021 Legislative Session

• 10/16/2024 Treasurer Russell Announces Successful $936 Million Bond Sale Including School Construction “Social Bonds”

• 7/25/2023 Treasurer Erick Russell Announces Two Investment Consulting Agreements and $910 Million In Investment Commitments at July Investment Advisory Council Meeting

• 6/6/2023 Treasurer Russell Statement on Passage of Measures to Strengthen Investment Team

• 6/29/2023 Treasurer Russell Statement Following Attack of Rep. Maryam Khan

• 3/31/2021 State Treasurer Wooden Announces First Credit Rating Upgrade For Connecticut In Over 20 Years; Major Credit Rating Agency Sends Strong Signal that Connecticut is Headed on the Right Path Toward a Strong Economic Recovery

• 11/21/2022 Treasurer Wooden Announces Second Credit Rating Upgrade In 18 Months;This is the Fifth General Obligation Bond Credit Rating Upgrade Under Treasurer Wooden’s Leadership

• 5/3/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Economic Outlook Following Credit Rating Upgrade, Successful Transportation Bond Sale, Historic High Rainy Day Fund, And Projections Of A $250 Million Surplus At The Close Of Fiscal Year 2021; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate CT’s Continued Strong Cash Position Indicates CT is on the Right Track for Economic Recovery

• 5/3/2021 Treasurer Wooden Visits Brauer Hall Innovation Center To Discuss How CT “Baby Bonds” Creates A Pathway For Children Born Into Poverty To Seek Higher Education Or Start A Business: CT “Baby Bonds” Would Impact Families in All 169 Towns Across CT

• 6/28/2023 Treasurer Russell & Governor Lamont Build Awareness for CT Baby Bonds Ahead of July 1 Start Date

• 4/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares How First Credit Rating Upgrade For Connecticut In Over 20 Years Will Contribute To Economic Growth; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate; Upgraded Credit Rating, Historic High Budget Reserve Fund, and Strong Cash Position Put Connecticut in Strong Fiscal Position

• 6/9/2021 Treasurer Wooden’s Baby Bonds Proposal Makes History; Ct Becomes First State To Pass Baby Bonds, Leading The Nation In Addressing Generational Poverty With An Innovative Approach; CT Baby Bonds Is The Most Direct Way To Address Long-Standing Economic Disparities And Generational Racial Wealth Gaps

• 6/25/2019 Patch - $7.2 Million Slated for Farmington Water Pollution Control Plant; Recent Bond Sales Helped Generate More Than $280 Million for this and Similar Projects Across the State, According to the State Treasurer.

• 7/1/2019 top1000funds.com: Investors' Role in Disability Inclusion