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The Office of Treasurer Erick Russell
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News Releases
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- 6/9/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $650 Million In Commitments And Presents Real Assets And Private Equity Investment Opportunities; Hamilton Lane Provided an Overview of the Strategic Plans for Private Equity and Private Credit Allocations
- 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
- 6/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Economic Outlook Following Latest Credit Rating Upgrade Of The Special Tax Obligation, Transportation Infrastructure Bonds And Successful $1 Billion General Obligation Bond Sale; Wooden Reacts To Historic High Rainy Day Fund, Global And U.S. Market Climate
- 5/20/2021 Connecticut Completes Successful $1 Billion General Obligation Bond Sale; Funding Projects Statewide & Saving Taxpayers Over $60 Million Through Bond Refinancing; Inaugural Sale of “Social Bonds” Following Four Historic Credit Rating Upgrades
- 5/18/2021 Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity; Initiative aims for the financial services industry to unlock up to $30 billion in economic impact for underserved communities over the next five years
- 5/14/2021 Turning The Tide For Connecticut; First Time In Over Two Decades Ct Receives Credit Rating Upgrade From All Four Major Agencies; Credit Rating Upgrades Will Save Taxpayers Millions and has been a Priority for Treasurer Wooden Since Entering Office
- 5/13/2021 Statement Of State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden On Deal Reached Between Governor Lamont And SEIU 1199 New England, Representing Thousands Of Ct Nursing Home Caregivers
- 5/13/2021 Connecticut Receives Second Credit Rating Upgrade After Two Decades; Further Evidence That Connecticut’s; Smart Fiscal Policies Are Working; Second Credit Rating Upgrade Since March
- 5/12/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Up To $150 Million In Commitments And Presents Real Assets And Private Equity Investment Opportunities; Wooden Provided Updates on the Voting of Proxies and Resolutions Filed by the CRPTF
- 5/3/2021 Media Advisory - Treasurer Wooden Visits The University Of Bridgeport To Discuss Ct “Baby Bonds”; At the Age of 18, Beneficiaries of CT “Baby Bonds” Could Decide to Use Funds to Invest in Higher Education
- 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
- 4/27/2021 Media Advisory - Today: Treasurer Shawn Wooden Visits Fema Mobile Vaccination Site In Danbury To Applaud Joint Efforts To Help Close The Vaccine Equity Gap; Treasurer Wooden Continues To Use His Voice To Combat Vaccine Hesitancy Among Communities Of Color
- 4/23/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Completion Of A Special Tax Obligation Bond Sale With All-Time Low Interest Costs; Saving Taxpayers Over $32 Million Through Bond Refinancing; Over $1 Billion Raised For Transportation Projects Across The State
- 4/23/2021 Senator Blumenthal And Treasurer Wooden Host Roundtable Discussion On How Federal And State, “Baby Bonds” Legislation Will Help Close The Wealth Gap And Generate Economic Growth; CT “Baby Bonds” is One Step Closer to Being Passed in the General Assembly