By CHRIS POWELL A brief chronology from the last four months may explain Connecticut’s political economy better than any so-called political scientist could. Child’s suicide should prompt a review that goes beyond DCF Property tax isn’t broken; our political backbone is Party balloon litter is bad but ‘nip’ bottle litter is profit In February, with theContinue reading “‘Affordability’ in Connecticut this year will be just for government employees”
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Republican senators top governor’s tax cut by $1 billion
By CHRIS POWELL If Connecticut’s next state budget can be considered a sort of poker game of tax cutting, Governor Lamont has opened with $500 million and the minority Republicans in the state Senate have seen his $500 million and raised him $1 billion. But it’s not as hopeful for taxpayers as it looks. MoreContinue reading “Republican senators top governor’s tax cut by $1 billion”
Governor can bribe voters but it won’t lessen poverty
By CHRIS POWELL Governor Lamont’s address this week welcoming the General Assembly back to work was reminiscent of the old lament about election years — that people in a democracy are easily bribed with their own money. Serious school could force kids to cut social media time Why have Democrats failed to reduce Yale’s bigContinue reading “Governor can bribe voters but it won’t lessen poverty”
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