Senate GOP: Overhauling labor laws would save more than concessions By: KEITH M. PHANEUF | May 31, 2017, CT Mirror, KYLE CONSTABLE / CTMIRROR.ORG Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, is joined by other members of the Senate Republican…
Connecticut’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): In a Low-Wage Economy, the EITC is More Important than Ever Derek Thomas, M.P.A and Ray Noonan – CT Voices for Children Every job should allow parents to provide food, shelter, and financial security…
State pondering ending car tax cap May 29, 2017 – by Paul Hughes and Michael Puffer, Republican-American – HARTFORD — Car owners in Naugatuck and other high-tax towns could end up paying a lot more in the coming year or…
Study dispels myth about millionaire migration in the US May 26, 2016 — American Sociological Association — Published in Science Daily Summary: The view that the rich are highly mobile has gained much political traction in recent years and has…
Campaign finance, minimum wage bills in the mix despite budget crush By Kyle Constable, CT Mirror, May 23, 2017 It’s easy to forget the General Assembly will pass legislation this year that isn’t the state budget. With Connecticut facing a…
AP Exclusive: CEOs got biggest raise since 2013 by Stan Choe, Associated Press, May 23, 2017 The typical CEO at the biggest U.S. companies got an 8.5 percent raise last year, raking in $11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation…
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,…