Auditors: Expedite the Process
June 24, 2011 Hon. John Geragosian Hon. Bob Ward Auditors of Public Accounts 210 Capitol Ave, Room 114 Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Geragosian and Mr. Ward: I see from news reports that frivolous...
View ArticleHigh Pension Costs Hurt State
The State of Connecticut employs nearly 50,000 people on a full-time basis and like most employers, they provide benefits to help employees plan for their retirement. Unlike most private sector...
View ArticleCompetition or Corporate Welfare?
Deputy Director Heath W. Fahle highlights the new tools available to residents to determine whether moving to a new state is a good idea in his column for CT News Junkie this week: One can’t help but...
View ArticleConnecticut Terrible on Business Tax Climate
Connecticut’s State Business Tax Climate is one of the worst in the nation according to a new ranking by the Tax Foundation. The Washington, D.C.- based think tank rated CT’s business tax climate as...
View ArticleMalloy the 1,379th Highest Paid State Employee
EAST HARTFORD – Gov. Dan Malloy was Connecticut’s 1,379th highest paid state employee in 2013 according to new data compiled by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy for its online transparency...
View Article2013 Pension Data Added to CT Sunlight
EAST HARTFORD – The retired state employee with the largest pension benefit in 2013 was former Professor John Veiga, who received $283,273 according to new data compiled by the Yankee Institute for...
View ArticleDECD Commissioner Pushes for Extension of Malloy’s First Five Program
In the face of declining tax revenues and weak job reports, state lawmakers have to decide whether or not to continue to fund Governor Malloy's controversial First Five Plus program, which is scheduled...
View ArticlePublic Hearing on Constitutional Spending Cap
In 1992, an overwhelming majority of voters approved a constitutional amendment that enshrined a spending cap in the state’s constitution. The cap was part of the deal lawmakers made with state...
View ArticleSix in 10 Connecticut union members work for government
The traditional image of the union member as being a working class, blue collar factory worker has been replaced by a new reality: the state-employed bureaucrat enjoying perks and high pay at taxpayer...
View ArticleBail reform belongs on Connecticut’s agenda
While components of Malloy’s proposal were controversial the ultimate motivations shouldn’t be. Connecticut should put people in prison to ensure public safety, but putting more people in prison than...
View ArticleConnecticut rejects private developer, moves to open state-owned hotel and spa
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is poised to take on a new role: hotel and spa owner. Governor Malloy cancelled a contract with a private investor and directed DEEP to turn the...
View ArticleMalloy to pay $300,000 for free mileage tax study
Connecticut has pledged $300,000 to study the possibility of a mileage tax but, as Representative Gail Lavielle notes, the money is wasted because the state would get the results of the study even if...
View ArticleThe changing definition of “affordable housing”
The definition of affordable housing is changing in Connecticut. What used to mean housing accessible to poor families has become housing accessible to people with well-paying full time jobs. Due to...
View ArticlePersonal care assistants claim union dues are deducted without authorization
The Department of Social Services confirmed that it is “looking into” claims that personal care assistants employed through private non-profit agencies are having union dues deducted from their...
View ArticleConnecticut rejects private developer, moves to open state-owned hotel and spa
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is poised to take on a new role: hotel and spa owner. Governor Malloy cancelled a contract with a private investor and directed DEEP to turn the...
View ArticleSix in 10 Connecticut union members work for government
The traditional image of the union member as being a working class, blue collar factory worker has been replaced by a new reality: the state-employed bureaucrat enjoying perks and high pay at taxpayer...
View ArticleBail reform belongs on Connecticut’s agenda
The General Assembly’s work is over, for now. A special session on the budget went longer than most expected as Gov. Dannel Malloy tried to push the second part of his Second Chance Society, a broad...
View ArticleConnecticut rejects private developer, moves to open state-owned hotel and spa
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View ArticleMalloy to pay $300,000 for free mileage tax study
Connecticut has pledged $300,000 to study the possibility of a mileage tax but, according to Representative Gail Lavielle, the money is wasted because the state would get the results of the study...
View ArticleThe changing definition of “affordable housing”
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