by Zachary Janowski | Oct 29, 2010 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending, Video
Transcript John Mertens, Independent Party candidate for U.S. Senate: I’m John Mertens, I’m running for US Senate as an Independent in Connecticut. I’m a professor of engineering at Trinity College, I’ve been here for 20 years. I have also...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 28, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s taxes became more hostile to business over the past year, according to the Tax Foundation, which ranked the state’s policies 47th out of the 50 states. Connecticut returned to the bottom 10 of the rankings for the first time since 2006 when it ranked 41....
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 26, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Next week Connecticut will elect its 187-member legislature. Voters may be interested to learn that despite the legislature’s part-time designation, a quarter of its members don’t work another job. The 47 legislators without another income make a base salary of...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 22, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Bodies aren’t the only things getting buried in a Stratford cemetery. There’s a story about political favoritism by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal that needs to be disinterred. Blumenthal typically pursues civil claims on behalf of consumers with...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 21, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier defended her investments in real estate funds associated with basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson, saying the funds are too young for their performance to be criticized and that they still have the potential to increase in...
