by Zack Albert | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog, Economy, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Of the thousands of billboard advertisements in Connecticut, those placed along I-84 in Hartford must be some of the most viewed. The reason is not simply the number of commuters who travel that highway on a daily basis, but also the fact that those commuters are very...
by Zack Albert | Jul 10, 2013 | Blog, Politics
Living up to their sport, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. has taken aim at some very high level targets. In a lawsuit launched Monday attacking Senate Bill 1160, which issued in sweeping gun reform legislation in Connecticut, the NSSF named as defendants...
by Zack Albert | Jun 12, 2013 | Blog, Taxes & Spending
The election of Kevin Lembo as the state’s Comptroller has always stood out, in my mind, as a bright spot in an otherwise dismal 2010 electoral cycle. His policy initiatives, especially those aimed at greater government transparency, seek to remind lawmakers of an...
by Zack Albert | Jun 5, 2013 | General
More than half of Connecticut manufacturers have been invited to move their business to another state, a Monday report entitled the Connecticut Manufacturing Industry Survey found. Of the 211 manufacturers surveyed, 52 percent stated they had been “recruited to...
by Zack Albert | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Commentary, Education, Municipal
Most people who have ever taken a physics course know Newton’s law, which states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Similarly, most people who follow state and local politics recognize that every governmental action has (typically) negative...
