THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
Connecticut.
New investment and a shipbuilding revival. Help for working families.
Safer communities and clean water.
for Electric Boat in Groton37%Decrease in violent crime
in Bridgeport in 2025$154MRural healthcare funding
delivered to Connecticut
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Connecticut.
Six big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Connecticuters’ pockets.
- Jobs protected65,000
- Wages preserved$6B
- Avg. tax refund$3,869
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has sparked a Connecticut investment boom — from research campuses to distribution and fuel cell power.
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making Connecticut safe again, with crime down statewide and in Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford.
Rebuilding
shipbuilding.
President Trump is rebuilding Connecticut’s shipbuilding industry, from a maritime Executive Order to historic submarine contracts in Groton.
In contracts for submarine construction at Electric Boat in Groton.
See the timelineClean water
for Connecticut.
President Trump is delivering clean water to Connecticut, with new grant funding to address PFAS in Connecticut communities.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Connecticut communities — from Enfield to Bridgeport.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Connecticut.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Connecticut workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 65,000 Connecticut jobs, preserved $12 billion in Connecticut economic activity, and preserved $6 billion in wages for Connecticut workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $154 million in rural healthcare funding to Connecticut.
CMS rural health awards700,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Connecticut’s 700,000 seniors.
The WFTC delivered Connecticuters an average tax refund of $3,869 in 2026.
White House: CT savingsBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on Connecticut.
President Trump has sparked a Connecticut investment boom.
4 company announcements.
M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
President Trump is making Connecticut safe again.
Connecticut2025↓ 7.4% crimes against persons
Connecticut — overall crimeFirst quarter of 2026A five-year low
In the first quarter of 2026, overall crime in Connecticut reached a five-year low.
CT MirrorBridgeport2025↓ 37% violent crime
New HavenAs of July 5, 2026↓ 71% murder victims
Hartford2025A 40-year low murder rate
In 2025, Hartford reported a 40-year low murder rate. The city also experienced a 25-year low for total shootings.
WFSBCONNECTICUT SHIPBUILDING
Rebuilding the industry
that builds America’s submarines.
President Trump is rebuilding Connecticut’s shipbuilding industry.
Restoring maritime dominance.
President Trump signed an Executive Order to revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries.
White House Executive Order$76.6 billion for Electric Boat.
The Trump Administration awarded Groton, Connecticut, shipyard Electric Boat $76.6 billion in contracts for submarine construction.
Hartford Business JournalCLEAN DRINKING WATER
Delivering clean water
to Connecticut.
President Trump is delivering clean water to Connecticut.
$9.5 million to address PFAS.
The Trump Administration announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding for Connecticut to address PFAS in Connecticut communities.
EPA announcementIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Connecticut.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Connecticut communities.
Juan Perez-Barahona
From Honduras
Convicted of: Sex assault, neglect of a child, and molestation of a minor.
DHS recordWladyslaw Stepien
From Poland
Convicted of: Robbery, robbery — residence — weapon, burglary, carrying prohibited weapon, and assault.
DHS recordLuis Roa-Lara
From the Dominican Republic
Convicted of: Fraud, drug trafficking, false citizenship, drug possession, and identity theft.
DHS recordNarindra Rattanlal
From Trinidad and Tobago
Convicted of: Lewd or lascivious acts with a minor and cruelty toward a child.
DHS recordDevon Dean
From Jamaica
Convicted of: Possession of weapon, sex assault — carnal abuse, lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, cruelty toward a child, molestation of a minor, and neglect of a child.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.