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What is your representative’s attendance record?
Legislators have attendance records ranging from 100 percent down to 23 percent, according to research by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy. The institute researched every vote on legislation taken during the 2010 regular legislative session and determined what...
Who is Tom Marsh?
Chester First Selectman Tom Marsh is running for governor as a member of the Independent Party. Who is he? As first selectman, he saved American taxpayers $600,000, stopped polluting Chester Creek and set the 2010 town budget lower than the 2005 budget he inherited....
Nine stimulus grant recipients fail to report on spending $4.4 million
The federal government put nine Connecticut recipients of stimulus money on the naughty list because they did not report on $4.4 million by the April deadline, according to recovery.gov. The $787 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly known as the stimulus...
Stimulus money in Connecticut overstated, some heads to Spain via UConn
Inaccurate financial reports, overstated job creation and an overseas project raise questions about how federal stimulus money is being spent in Connecticut. The administration of President Barack Obama has put an emphasis on making sure the money is used properly,...
Composition of State Debt Payments
According to data from the State of Connecticut’s Office of the State Comptroller, Connecticut’s annual debt service payments have grown dramatically over the twenty year period from 1986 to 2005. The State’s debt service tripled from 1986 to 1996...
State balances budget with tuition dollars
State Senator Kevin Witkos talks about the state policy of balancing the state budget with tuition dollars from state-run universities and colleges. Transcript Zachary Janowski: Hi this is Zachary Janowski from Raising Hale. Today we’re going to talk to Senator...
Connecticut businesses who received TARP funds
Several Connecticut corporations received funds under the federal Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). This is an update on which companies received such funds and have paid back the federal government. Company Name Headquarters TARP Funds Received TARP Funds Owed*...
Sustinet and Foundation have a Tangle of Links
The state board charged with implementing health care reform in Connecticut has close ties with a special interest group, raising questions about the board’s independence since the advocacy group has hired the outside experts advising the board. Last month, the...
Lessons in Economics: Maryland
Maryland’s budget deficit was growing at an alarming rate. Sound familiar?
To solve the problem the cash-strapped General Assembly decided to tax the state’s millionaires at the high rate of 6.25%.
But the Legislature’s action may have made the problem worse, not better.