Here is my second contribution to the Health Justice CT blog: Civil society has to create the solutions to racial and ethnic health disparities. Some highlights: The best way to address racial and ethnic health disparities is through civil society, the institutions and relationships formed by the residents of Connecticut without the involvement of the state government. [...]
Install timer on waterfall. Refurbish pool area lion-head fountain. Replace pool house French doors. These were three of the 47 work orders on 990 Prospect Street – the state-owned home where Gov. Dannel Malloy and his family are living – pending on July 26, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. [...]
Each Connecticut taxpayer would need to write a check for $41,200 to pay off the state’s debts, prompting the Institute for Truth in Accounting to name the state a “sinkhole.” Connecticut’s per taxpayer burden is 73 percent higher than Kentucky’s, another sinkhole state. Its taxpayer burden is larger than the combined burden of the 17 [...]
Former Gov. Lowell Weicker, a Republican who became an independent, spoke to a luncheon July 15 hosted by No Labels and the Comeback American Initiative. He compared Gov. Dannel Malloy’s budget challenges with his own, which led to passage of the income tax.
Former Rep. Barbara Kennelly, a Democrat, spoke to a luncheon July 15 hosted by No Labels and the Comeback American Initiative. She talked about how commonplace debt-ceiling votes are in Congress.
Ben Barnes, Gov. Dannel Malloy’s budget chief, spoke to a luncheon July 15 hosted by No Labels and the Comeback American Initiative. He talked about reducing pension costs through an agreement with state employee unions.
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General and CEO of the Government Accountability Office, spoke to a luncheon July 15 hosted by No Labels and the Comeback American Initiative, a Bridgeport-based group Walker founded. He talked about the long-term fiscal challenges faced by the state and country.
Connecticut’s top accountant announced Monday the state collected $1.1 billion more taxes than expected last fiscal year, the same day that Gov. Dannel Malloy’s $900 million retroactive income tax increase went into effect. State officials underestimated tax revenue by more than 10 percent in the budget year that ended June 30, while spending was $256 [...]
