Issue Position: Good News
Issue Position
We're Doing OK, Connecticut
When you look at the facts it's easy to see that our quality of life is much better than many people realize. Comparing all 50 states
We're ranked #1 in
Health, education, and earnings
Highest ACT scores
Personal income per capita
Most Fortune 500 company headquarters per capita
Most supportive state for Veteran-owned small businesses
National leader in Advanced Manufacturing
National leader in Bioscience
We're ranked #2 in
Overall children's health
Adult population with college degrees
We're ranked #3 in
Youth education
Best K-12 public education system
Overall spending on pre-K
Employees with advanced degrees
Best state for working moms
We're ranked #4 in
Best reading scores
Bioscience patents per capita
We're ranked #5 in
Overall children's well-being
Best health care in the nation
Scientists and employees with advanced degrees
Median household income
Most innovative state in the nation
Best state for women to work in
Highest manufacturing hourly wages
We're ranked #6 in
Healthiest state in the nation
Lowest rate of residents without health insurance
Safest state in the nation
We're ranked #7 in
Best state for overall environmental quality and behaviors
"Greenest" state in the nation
Number of patents registered
PLUS
We're on track to end chronic homelessness THIS YEAR.
Connecticut is one of only 2 states in the nation to end veteran homelessness.
UCONN is ranked in the top 2% of U.S. four-year colleges as a best value.
So yes, Connecticut is doing well and I'm working hard for even greater improvement.
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