GOP Tax Plans Would Emulate Failed Kansas Experiment Massive tax cuts Kansas enacted in 2012 were among the largest ever adopted by a state, and delivered lopsided benefits to the wealthy. Key architects of Kansas’ tax cuts, including Governor Sam…
Bail reform wins final passage in Senate By: Mark Pazniokas and Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror Bail reforms intended to ensure that indigent defendants are not jailed simply for lack of resources won final passage in the Senate early Wednesday…
By Todd Szoka owner of: Sunshine Cycle and Run, Colchester — CT Mirror ViewPoint — As the owner of a small business in Colchester, I support paid family and medical leave as a critical safety net that will support workers…
Dan Haar: New Long-Term Savings Figures For State Employee Concessions Show It’s A Solid Deal Dan Haar – Hartford Courant Finally some good news for Connecticut’s battered fiscal and economic picture: Early numbers on the long-term effect of the…
Report: “Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences” Executive Summary: Walmart is proud of its heritage as a family-founded company. Ironically, while the Walton family touts its family values, Walmart’s absence control program punishes workers who need…
Paid leave proponents say small businesses back their effort PATRICIA DADDONA – Hartford Business Journal An organization that supports establishing a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut says 77 percent of the 243 Connecticut small business owners recently surveyed…
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…
Beyond Basic Income: Claiming Our Right to Govern Technology Annette Bernhardt, Director, Low-Wage Work Program, UC Berkeley Labor Center, Published in MEDIUM, MAY 11, 2017, One common characteristic of universal basic income advocates, and indeed progressives and labor more generally, is a…
Dems Praise Agreement Say Thanks — Rs Say Not Enough Hartford Courant– Christopher Keating and Daniela Altimari Unions Promote Collective Bargaining as Best Process for Reaching Savings – Ratification Vote in July CT Mirror– Keith M. Phaneuf Hartford Courant Says Agreement is…
Fasts End As Grads, Protesters Fill Streets by LUCY GELLMAN | May 22, 2017 3:13 pm – New Haven Independent Paul Bass Photo Two separated seas of gowns — one orange, one black — replaced cars on New Haven’s streets, as…