by Zachary Janowski | Apr 30, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s economic outlook is the seventh-worst in the country, according to a new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council, exactly matching the state’s ranking for past economic performance. The Nutmeg State earned its lowest ranking yet in the fifth...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 27, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Connecticut Bond Commission delayed a vote Friday on a $300,000 grant for the New Haven People’s Center, according to the CTMirror. Raising Hale reported on the item before the commission meeting this morning. More from the Mirror: “An organization like this...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 27, 2012 | It Could Happen Here
California politicians are getting into the business of regulating websites that earn money from political campaigns, according to CalWatchdog, a brazen attempt at interfering with the most important kind of speech. Talk about the fox guarding the chicken coop....
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 27, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Connecticut Bond Commission will consider a $300,000 grant Friday to the New Haven People’s Center, an organization with ties to the Communist Party. According to the commission’s agenda, the center will use the money for “exterior masonry repairs, new roofing,...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 26, 2012 | Features, General, State Budget
Connecticut’s long-term liabilities went in the right direction for a change, according to a draft report by the state’s new healthcare actuaries, falling from about $8,700 per person to $5,800. Medical and prescription drug benefits for a 50-year-old retired state...
