by Zachary Janowski | Apr 19, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
When average Connecticut taxpayers completed their returns for the deadline earlier this week they may have paid marginal rates higher than the state’s top tax bracket because of the way the state phases out certain deductions. Marginal taxes determine how much of the...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 19, 2012 | General
What is the difference between a marginal tax rate and a tax bracket? A tax bracket is a range of taxable income that is subject to a specific tax rate. The Federal income tax, for example, currently has six tax brackets, ranging from 10 percent to 35 percent: Let’s...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 12, 2012 | Features, General
The top ethics official in Connecticut state government got a friend transferred to her agency last year amid agency consolidation, a move she defends as “a business decision.” Carol Carson, executive director of the Office of State Ethics, said she consulted her...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 6, 2012 | General, It Could Happen Here
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say, “It could happen here AGAIN.” Connecticut, of course, has a long history of budget shenanigans. The gimmickry in Hartford, ironically enough, was partially inspired by the constraints of the 28th Amendment – passed in the wake...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 5, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy criticized state officials Friday for not having enough projects ready for construction, a characterization the Connecticut Department of Transportation contests saying there are numerous projects underway. Murphy, a Cheshire Democrat who is...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 4, 2012 | Features, General
After accusing the Hartford City Council of failing to fund a Republican Presidential primary, evidence is growing that the city’s registrar of voters significantly over-budgeted for the vote. Republican Registrar of Voters Salvatore Bramante began agitating against...
