by JR Romano | Sep 7, 2012 | Blog, General, Taxes & Spending
“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel famously advised. Governor Daniel Malloy and Congressman Chris Murphy seem to take this advice to heart: with more than half of the country recovering from drought, they are calling...
by Kelly Delaney | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog, Education, General
This year Connecticut was regrettably recognized for having the most dramatic achievement gap in the country. These results suggest that a serious problem exists in our public schools, but a recent study looking at the practice of social promotion and other reforms...
by Zack Albert | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog, Education, General
Although Connecticut has often been commended for its educational achievements, a recent study by Newsweek and the Daily Beast didn’t rank a single Connecticut school in the top 100 schools nationally. The study aimed to rank schools based on their “Newsweek Score,” a...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog, General, Politics
The Norwalk Hour had an interesting story Thursday about a judge reducing the value of a commercial building by nearly $15 million, saving its owners about $1 million in taxes over five years. The article failed to mention the building, MerrittView, is owned by the...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog, General, Politics
With welfare reform in the news again because of a tussle on the issue between Pres. Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, here is a study worth looking at. The University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center studied the impact of 1990s welfare...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 28, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
The union striking at five Connecticut nursing homes has a well-funded pension according to one measure reported to union members, but a much less favorable position according to federally-mandated calculations. Service Employees International Union 1199 New England,...
