Monthly Archives: June 2017

Bye Bye Aetna CEO — This is Why I’m Staying in CT!

Beer prices in Connecticut among the lowest in the nation A data analysis determined the average price for a 24-pack of beer in Connecticut is $15.96. — By Phil Hall — June 29, 2017 — Westfaironline.com Connecticut beer drinkers have something worth…

Austerity is NOT the Answer to CT’s Budget Crisis

No Revenue + Program Cuts for CT Budget Will Make You Cry – Here’s Why: People will die – Cuts to social service programs and medical services mean health care will be harder to get for: A. People with disabilities,…

Attack on Free Speech and Academic Freedoms

Old Criticisms, New Threats Professors are often lightning rods, but many see a new menace to academic freedom in recent physical threats against faculty members who speak out on race and other issues. Colleen Flaherty–June 26, 2017 — Inside Higher…

Budget Cuts Kill Summer Jobs for Youth

Dozens Of East Haven Youth Lose Jobs Due To State Budget Woes The program was scheduled to begin in early July. Statewide more than 5,000 youths are put to work through the program. By Brian McCready (Patch National Staff) –…

Base Budget on FACTS not myths.

Connecticut’s millionaire migration myth  Ellen Shemitz and Derek Thomas–Connecticut Voices for Children — in CT Mirror Viewpoints As the legislature toils to come to consensus on this year’s budget, we urge them to make decisions grounded in facts, research, and…

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So THATS Where The Money Is: Lobbying is EXPENSIVE!

$25 million and counting for political lobbying in Connecticut By Christine Stewart, CTNewsJunkie Lobbyists spent $25 million this year trying to push their issues over the legislative finish line, according to reports filed with the Office of State Ethics. While…