by Andrew Parrish | Jan 30, 2014 | Commentary, General, Politics
Anyone who watched Tuesday’s State of the Union address may have noticed a colorfully clad Rosa Delauro (D-3rd District) jumping for joy and high fiving fellow lawmakers at a particular point in the President’s speech. What inspired her gleeful reaction was Obama’s...
by Zack Albert | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog, Commentary
When it comes to the circus that is the modern day news cycle, the government shutdown has undoubtedly become the main attraction. At the same time, an ever-popular sideshow attraction seems to be the saga of division within the Republican Party, presenting...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 8, 2013 | Commentary, General
An annual study out last week showed Connecticut businesses pay low taxes. True. As it was last year. If Connecticut only taxed businesses – and not people – it would have one of the lowest tax burdens in the country. However, Connecticut taxes everything people buy,...
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...
by Zachary Janowski | May 23, 2013 | Blog, Commentary, Economy, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
ESPN is illustrating a cautionary tale about “economic development” – in other words corporate welfare – by laying off employees in at least one Connecticut location while receiving incentives for “creating jobs” in another location. If the state really doesn’t have...
by Andrew Parrish | Apr 11, 2013 | Commentary, General
On Tuesday night I had the opportunity to see Republican strategist and former Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove speak at UMass Amherst. The event hosted by the school’s College Republicans was understandably very controversial. UMass is after all the state school of...
