The Connecticut legislature made history in 2021 when it became the first in the country to pass a baby bonds program, which would invest money on behalf of children born into lower-income families.

Gov. Ned Lamont with children at the Bridge Family Resource Center in West Hartford after an update on the baby bonds program. Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG Each of the 7,810 babies born to ...

Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, D-Stamford, addressed the upcoming rollout of Connecticut's new baby bonds program, as Treasurer Erick Russell and Gov. Ned Lamont look on. Credit: Andrew Brown / CT ...

WEALTH GAP. ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT, NEARLY 80% OF WHITE HOUSEHOLDS HERE IN MARYLAND ARE HOMEOWNERS, WHILE ONLY ABOUT HALF OF BLACK HOUSEHOLDS IN MARYLAND OWN A HOME. SOME LEADERS HERE IN MARYLAND ...