Dan Haar

CT has seen sharply rising sales tax receipts from restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues despite low state marketing.

At least 13 Connecticut state representatives and three senators have signed a letter calling for “an immediate, mutual, and permanent ceasefire in the assault on Gaza,” as the leader of the effort hopes to add more elected officials Monday. The letter, undated and addressed to President Joe Biden and the Connecticut delegation to Congress, uses softer language on Israel than many pro-Palestinian activists have deployed. It recognizes “The horrific events of October 7″ and states that “armed vi…