By CHRIS POWELL Despite the conscientious work demonstrated last week in its report about easing the burden of property taxes, the Connecticut Citizens Assembly — a project of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities — didn’t tell the state anything it didn’t know. Mainly the group increased the momentum for having state government assume all municipalContinue reading “Tax-shifting ideas won’t prevent property tax increases for long”
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School finance study committee is rigged in favor of educators
By CHRIS POWELL A 23-member committee appointed by Governor Lamont and legislative leaders will convene next week to start devising what the governor wants to be “a top-to-bottom overhaul of how the state funds its public schools.” Democrats howl at enforcement of 20-year-old deportation order ‘Investing’ euphemizes spending; and two more empty gestures Falling studentContinue reading “School finance study committee is rigged in favor of educators”
