News Releases

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• 7/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Projected $1.2 Billion Payment Towards Unfunded Pension Liabilities Due To Historically High Rainy Day Fund; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate; Wooden Reflects on Legislative Session; Legislature Passed Equitable Bipartisan Budget and Supported CT Baby Bonds, which Starting Today will help Children Born into Poverty

• 7/1/2021 CT Makes History! Today, CT Baby Bonds Became Available for All CT Children Born into Poverty; First State in The Nation to Pass Baby Bonds Program; Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden Was Joined by Elected Officials, Subject Matter Experts, And an Expecting Mother on Husky To Officially Celebrate The Launch Of Ct Baby Bonds

• 11/26/2019 Darrell V. Hill Appointed State's Deputy Treasurer; Brings Career of Strong Strategic Financial Management Experience In Public and Private Sectors

• 3/18/2024 Treasurer Russell Announces 2023 CHET Dream Big! Competition Winners

• 12/3/2019 Treasurer Wooden Announces Historic Gun Policy for Investments and Financial Business

• 2/25/2021 Treasurer Wooden Unveils Enhanced, User-Friendly Online Unclaimed Property Management System for CT; Over $914 Million In Unclaimed Property Waiting For Its Rightful Owners To Claim

• 5/22/2020 Statement Of State Treasurer Shawn Wooden On The Connecticut Lottery’s Ongoing Missteps, Call For Board Vice Chair’s Resignation

• 9/8/2020 Treasurer Wooden Announces Further Commitments to Private Debt Partnerships and Reports on CRPTF Diversity Brokerage Program Results

• 1/17/2024 Governor Lamont and Treasurer Russell Announce 7,810 Babies Have Been Born Eligible for Connecticut Baby Bonds

• 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

• 9/30/2020 Today: Treasurer Wooden Joins Governor Lamont To Announce Budget Reserve Fund Excess Decision

• 8/7/2019 Treasurer Wooden Kicks-Off National Black Business Month with Entrepreneurs In Bridgeport; Business Tour of CoLLab Exchange, Kidskandi Vintage, & B:Hive Bridgeport Profiles Innovation & Entrepreneurship on Main Street; Treasurer Hosts Roundtable with Local Biz Leaders, Young Entrepreneurs, & the Black Business Alliance to Discuss Growth Potential for CT's Minority-Owned Businesses

• 8/22/2019 CRPTF Fiscal Year End Numbers Show Progress & More Work To Do; With Fiscal Year Investment Earnings at $1.8 billion, Treasurer Wooden Continues Investment Portfolio Restructuring; Investments Announced & New Fund Managers Considered at August IAC Meeting

• 9/12/2019 Treasurer Wooden Calls on Major Corporations to Adopt Disability Inclusion Practices and Reporting; Seeking Long-Term Value on Investments, Treasurer Points to Research on the Business Case for Diverse Workforces

• 8/2/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Updates on Connecticut Economy, Bond Issuance; Reacts to Delta Variant Affecting U.S. Markets; State Maintains Strong Cash Position, Successfully Sells $1B of Bonds to Improve Infrastructure, Increase Jobs, and Economic Activity Statewide