It’s time for corporations to pay their fair share of taxes Economic Snapshot • By Josh Bivens • May 18, 2017 for EPI.org It is often claimed that American corporate tax rates are much-higher than our international peers, and that…
Editorial Hartford Courant — May 21, 2017 Unions Please Help Unions, please be reasonable. The state is at stake. The Capitol is depending on concessions from you to help it out of its financial crisis. The city of Hartford is…
Jon Lender: Watchdog Agency May Get Ax, Just As It’s Begun Looking Into Tech-Schools Scandal Jon LenderContact Reporter – Hartford Courant – May 19, 2017 Connecticut’s watchdog agency for contracting—created by lawmakers after the Rowland corruption scandal, but neglected and starved…
A unanimous House votes for oversight bill vetoed last year By: MARK PAZNIOKAS | May 17, 2017 Connecticut’s legislators acted Wednesday for the second time in two years to require independent oversight of the millions of dollars in grants, loans,…
Advocates say cutting Connecticut energy efficiency funds a mistake By Luther Turmelle, The Middletown Press, 05/17/17 Officials with a regional energy and environmental advocacy group say diverting money from Connecticut’s energy efficiency programs to help balance the state’s budget will cause…
Dan Haar: A Scary Look At The State’s 4,200 Threatened Layoffs Dan Haar, Hartford Courant, May 17, 2017 What would 4,200 state employee layoffs look like? It’s scary, and not just for targeted workers and the people who depend on…
GOP asks far more of labor to offset eroding CT tax receipts By: KEITH M. PHANEUF | May 16, 2017 KYLE CONSTABLE / CTMIRROR.ORG House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, discusses the House Republicans’ proposed budget revisions. House and Senate…
By Jenna Carlesso for the Hartford Courant May 9, 2017 City leaders have taken a step toward bankruptcy, soliciting proposals from law firms that specialize in Chapter 9, which protects financially strapped municipalities. The city is reviewing several firms and…
May 2017 A Better Approach to Budgeting: Concerns about the Austerity Approach of State Budget Proposals Connecticut’s budget is the clearest statement of its policy priorities. As such, it should prioritize revenue and expense options that advance long-term inclusive economic…