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by Christine Stuart | August 26, 2015
5:30am
One month into the new 2016 fiscal year, Office of Policy
and Management Secretary Ben Barnes estimated
that the state would end it next June with an $800,000 surplus.
Continue reading "2016 Budget On
Track To End With Small Surplus" »
by Cara Rosner
| August 25, 2015 12:40pm
Connecticut’s manufacturing sector continued to shed jobs
over the past year, but the losses came at a slower pace than in previous
years, according to a recent report.
Continue reading "Connecticut’s Manufacturing Sector
Shed Jobs This Year, But GE Was A ‘Bright Spot’"
»
by Christine Stuart | August 24, 2015
2:05pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy confirmed
Monday that he made a presentation to General Electric Co. officials earlier
this month.
Continue reading "Malloy Confirms State Is In Talks With GE" »
by Christine Stuart | August 21, 2015
10:36am
In June when lawmakers passed a state budget that would
increase corporate business taxes, General Electric, one of the most vocal
critics of the budget deal, announced it was exploring a move to another state.
Continue reading "State Won’t Say Whether It’s Preparing Counter-Offer for GE" »
by Christine Stuart | August 14, 2015
2:07pm
The new chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party isn’t wasting
any time going to war with the Democratic majority.
Continue reading "Republican Chairman Robo Calls House Speaker" »
by Cara Rosner
| August 11, 2015 11:15am
Despite the state’s looming budget deficit, residents will
still enjoy the annual Sales Tax Holiday Week
— but they won’t be able to save on as many items as they could in past years.
Continue reading "Sales Tax Free Week Starts Sunday;
Won’t Be As Bountiful As Past Years" »
by Christine Stuart | August 10, 2015
5:30am
Republicans claimed a rare legislative victory last week
when they got Democratic lawmakers to denounce a mileage tax that had been
offered up as an idea at the governor’s Transportation Finance Panel meeting.
Continue reading "Mileage Tax Is Killed Before It Even
Existed" »
by Elizabeth Regan | August 7, 2015
11:00am
From How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State
Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality by the
American Cancer Society Action Network
As the state continues to divert money from a tobacco abuse
prevention fund to the general budget, advocates working to curb cancer deaths
blame lawmakers for failing to support efforts to quit the habit and for
opening the door to a new generation of smokers.
Continue reading "State Still Diverting Dollars Meant
to Prevent Smoking to General Fund" »
by Christine Stuart | August 5, 2015
5:30am
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he
doesn’t know a whole lot about “mileage taxes,” but he wants the task force
created to come up with ideas to fund his 30-year, $100 billion transportation
initiative to consider everything.
Continue reading "Malloy Encourages Transportation
Finance Panel To Look At All Options" »
by Christine Stuart | July 29, 2015
4:26pm
Democratic legislative leaders said there may not be any
language in the budget guaranteeing that future legislatures will continue to
use a half percent of the sales tax to fund property tax relief on motor
vehicles, but they were optimistic that the funds would continue to be used for
their intended purpose.
Continue reading "Lawmakers Open To Property Tax Relief
Lock Box" »