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Lamont expands Sales Tax-Free Week, cut sales tax on school supplies

As of July 1, there will be no sales tax applied to items including pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, paper, folders, binders and lunch boxes. Lamont also announced the state's annual Sales Tax-Free Week will expand to exempt more purchases.

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Connecticut's minimum wage will rise to $17.48 an hour starting Jan. 1, 2027

The current minimum wage is $16.94 an hour.