by Zack Albert | Jan 16, 2013 | General
I would like to take a moment to introduce myself to the Raising Hale community. My name is Zack Albert and I will now be adding, on a weekly basis, to the news and commentary found on this site. Beginning today I will be posting to the site each Wednesday on a...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 11, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Despite already outnumbering rank-and-file members, Connecticut’s legislative leadership grew this year to 99 leaders in the 187-member General Assembly. Each legislator with a leadership title gets a small pay increase. Twenty-seven committee chairmen and 19 ranking...
by Suzanne Bates | Jan 10, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
According to all signs and indicators Connecticut is in a financial mess. While other states are starting to see signs of recovery and job growth, Connecticut still faces high unemployment, continued budget deficits and an onerous tax burden on the state’s families....
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
My latest post to Public Sector Inc.: … Whoever Connecticut’s next governor is – whether Malloy wins, loses or takes a job in Washington – his or her single most important task will be to negotiate a new agreement with state employees. If...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 2, 2013 | Economy, Features, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut officials emphasize the job impact of incentives given to companies, often referencing calculations done using economic modeling software to justify the deals, but they don’t apply the same scrutiny to tax changes like the largest-in-history increase...