by Zachary Janowski | Aug 9, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The cost of providing retirement benefits to state employees will rise to more than half the cost of salary and wages this year, according to estimates by Comptroller Kevin Lembo. The cost of these benefits, including pensions and health insurance for life, rose about...
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 Jordan Otero | Aug 6, 2013 | General, Health Care, Politics
U.S. Rep. John Larson said Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act is the “law of the land,” and holds the key to both lowering national debt and economic recovery. The Democratic congressman said the solution to safe and secure health care lies “right within our...
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 Jordan Otero | Jul 30, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A Connecticut legislator works for a nonprofit organization that is largely funded by the state, receiving more than $540,000 in the last three years. Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, runs Long Island Soundkeeper, an organization he helped start two decades ago. The...
by Andrew Parrish | Jul 29, 2013 | General
Recently I had the privilege of traveling to the great state of Utah to attend a conference hosted by the Koch Institute and the Liberty Fund. The topic was liberty and spontaneous order in society, an examination of what it takes for economies and societies to...
