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…
June 5, 2017 at 12:58 pm by Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair for EPI Trump’s infrastructure plans are empty promises not backed by money It has been declared “infrastructure week” by the Trump administration. On the face of it, that should…
Religious Leaders Arrested At State Capitol While Protesting Budget Cuts Rebecca Lurye — Hartford Courant — Six clergy and seminary members were arrested inside the Capitol on Monday while protesting the state’s planned budget cuts to health care, education and other…
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…
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…
Political climate makes for tough choice for Connecticut Democrats By Mary O’Leary, moleary@nhregister.com, @nhrmoleary on Twitter POSTED: 05/08/17 NEW HAVEN >> Fear apparently is stalking the Democratic caucuses at the state Capitol as bills get watered down and lawmakers look…