by Zachary Janowski | Aug 10, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
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...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 2, 2011 | General, Video
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...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 2, 2011 | General, Video
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...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 2, 2011 | General, Video
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...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 2, 2011 | Features, General, Video
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...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 1, 2011 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
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...
