Periodicals
The Legislative Library subscribes to many of the following periodicals; others are available for free through their websites. Use the request link to ask for an article or to sign up to receive notification when the next issue is available.
Many more periodicals can accessed through the library’s databases.
Articles from almost any publication can be requested from other libraries.
Contact the Legislative Library for help finding a periodical or article.
(Descriptions in italics come from the publisher.)
The Atlantic
The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.
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Capitol Ideas
CSG’s flagship publication. Capitol Ideas is a news magazine that shares the best of the best ideas in state government. Bimonthly.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Get insight into critical issues and the actionable analysis you need with The Chronicle of Higher Education. Each issue is full of in-depth articles about current issues faced by universities, data and analysis on the latest enrollment trends and statistics, and The Chronicle Review, our magazine of arts and ideas.
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Connecticut Attorney General Opinions
Connecticut General Statute 3-125 authorizes the Attorney General to issue formal opinions to leaders of the General Assembly and the heads of any state agency, state board or commission.
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Connecticut Bar Journal
The Connecticut Bar Journal features articles on numerous legal topics, and is published quarterly under the direction of a board of editors.
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Connecticut Business and Employment Changes
This publication lists start-ups, expansions, staff reductions, and layoffs reported by the media, both current and future. The report provides company name, the number of workers involved, date of the action, the principal product or service of the company, a brief synopsis of the action, and the source and date of the media article. Monthly.
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Connecticut Economic Digest
The Connecticut Economic Digest’s purpose is to regularly provide users with a comprehensive source for the most current, up-to-date data available on the workforce and economy of the state, within perspectives of the region and nation. Monthly.
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Connecticut Labor Situation
Highlights changes from both a month and a year earlier in unemployment, nonfarm employment, and changes over-the-year for manufacturing wages and hours for the State and its nine labor market areas. Other economic indicators for CT, such as seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance, the unemployment rate, and average manufacturing weekly hours, are listed by month for the entire previous year up to the current period.
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Connecticut Law Review
Connecticut Law Review publishes approximately 1,000 pages of critical legal discussion each year. The Law Review is managed entirely by a student board of editors, who solicit, edit, and publish articles and book reviews written by scholars, judges, and practicing attorneys.
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Connecticut Law Tribune
Hyper-focused coverage of issues affecting the Connecticut legal community and a trailblazer in coverage of insurance law, with comprehensive coverage of notable verdicts and settlements. Weekly.
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Connecticut Lawyer
The CBA’s Connecticut Lawyer magazine is produced six times per year and contributes to lawyers’ professional growth; informs readers of important legislative changes, court decisions, and other issues arising in the legal profession; and keeps members abreast of CBA activities.
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Connecticut Local Area Unemployment Statistics (Labor Force Data for Labor Market Areas and Towns)
The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor in which states develop state and sub-state data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Connecticut State Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions
Any person subject to the Code of Ethics for Public Officials or the Code of Ethics for Lobbyists has the right to request an advisory opinion. Until amended or revoked, these opinions are binding and, if relied upon in good faith by the requestor, constitute an absolute defense to a criminal allegation of a Code violation.
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Connecticut Woodlands
Each issue of Connecticut Woodlands is full of stories written by a diverse and continually changing group of authors. Published by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA). Quarterly.
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CT Examiner
The Connecticut Examiner is an online newspaper dedicated to providing quality nonpartisan journalism to the small towns and cities of Connecticut.
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CT Insider
Hearst Connecticut Media Group (HCMG) is a collection of the state’s most important news properties, providing local, watchdog and investigative reporting that impacts communities across Connecticut. HCMG includes close to 170 journalists working at 10 daily newspapers – Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, Journal Inquirer, The Middletown Press, The New Haven Register, The News-Times, The Norwalk Hour, Record-Journal, Republican-American and Stamford Advocate – 13 weekly newspapers, Connecticut Magazine and multiple websites.
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The Day
The Day Publishing Company, established in 1881 by John A. Tibbits, publishes The Day, a daily newspaper covering a 20-town region in eastern Connecticut with a daily and Sunday readership of nearly 37,000, and theday.com, a website generating more than 2.8 million page views a month.
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DPH Regulatory Action Report
The Regulatory Action Report is a compilation of disciplinary actions taken against licensed individuals and organizations by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Quarterly.
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Economic Policy Review
The Review is a policy-oriented journal focusing on macroeconomic, banking, and financial market topics. It publishes new research by Federal Reserve Bank of New York economists, papers by affiliated economists, and the proceedings of Bank-sponsored conferences.
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The Economist
Our news priorities are reflected in the sections that we include in the paper every week: these are both geographical (Britain, Europe, the United States, the Americas, China, Asia, Middle East and Africa, International) and thematic (Business, Finance and economics, Science and technology, Books and arts).
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Education Week
Find breaking news, analysis, and opinion on K-12 education issues affecting school and district leaders, teachers, policymakers, and ed-tech professionals.
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Employment Research Newsletter
Employment Research Newsletter highlights recent research by Upjohn Institute economists, grantees, and authors. Institute staff and grantees study the causes and consequences of unemployment.
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Evidence Matters
In the winter of 2011, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research launched Evidence Matters, a publication dedicated to informing policymakers, researchers, and practitioners about the ways in which research informs housing and community development policy.
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Government Technology
Government Technology is Governing’s sister e.Republic publication, offering in-depth coverage of IT case studies, emerging technologies and the implications of digital technology on the policies and management of public sector organizations.
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Hartford Business Journal
… Central Connecticut’s trusted business news source. Our award-winning news team delivers the latest local news, opinion and business trends … Weekly.
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Hartford Courant
Founded in 1764, the Courant is the nation’s oldest continuously published newspaper in America and the state’s largest daily.
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Health Affairs
Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. … Health Affairs explores health policy issues of current concern in domestic and international spheres. Its mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health and health care, and to address such issues as cost, quality, and access.
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Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries
The Professional Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries provides an opportunity for Society members to publish scholarly articles on parliamentary procedure, legislative management, technology, and other topics of interest to legislative professionals.
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La Fleur’s Magazine
Lottery industry news, data, and conferences. Bimonthly.
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Modern Healthcare
Healthcare business and policy news, research and information.
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National Review
National Review was founded in 1955 by William F. Buckley Jr. as a magazine of conservative opinion.
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New England Economic Conditions
New England Economic Conditions describes conditions in the six New England states, profiling payroll employment, unemployment and labor force participation, inflation, and housing activity.
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The New York Times
The New York Times is dedicated to helping people understand and engage with the world through on-the-ground, expert and deeply reported independent journalism.
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State Policy Reports
Each issue covers a variety of topics including trends in state spending, the quarterly index of state economic momentum, federal aid to states and state tax burdens. Bimonthly except August and December.
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State Tax Notes
State Tax Notes is a magazine featuring expert commentary, analysis, and special reports on state tax issues. Weekly.
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Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal was founded in July 1889. Ever since, the Journal has led the way in chronicling the rise of industries in America and around the world.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform, and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions.
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