By Chris Powell Governor Lamont is right that the expense account exploitation perpetrated by the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, Terrence Cheng, and his fellow top administrators is “small ball,” insofar as the financial expense goes. It doesn’t compare to the hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns incurred inContinue reading “Lamont, legislators minimize college arrogance, hypocrisy”
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Put liquor lobby in its place: Ban ‘nips,’ boost competition
By CHRIS POWELL Now that Connecticut’s 5-cent tax on tiny “nip” liquor bottles has done little to remove their litter from streets and roadsides, state Rep. Joseph Gresko, D-Stratford, plans to propose legislation to allow municipalities to ban the sale of the troublesome product. The “nip” bottle tax, paid by liquor distributors to municipal governmentsContinue reading “Put liquor lobby in its place: Ban ‘nips,’ boost competition”
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