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Prevailing Wage Testimony by Connecticut Council of Small Towns on Prevailing Wage before Labor Committee On State of CT - Website - March 2016 Testimony by Tony Boucher Cost of this mandate to taxpayers and more State of CT - Website - March 2016 Prevailing Wage Debate Pits Towns against Labor Unions Municipalities view the Law as a burdensome unfunded mandate. CTNewsJunkie.com - Visit this site frequently - Oct 2013 Lawmakers Consider Changes to Prevailing Wage Law One bill could eliminate CT prevailing wage law. The other two could increase its threshold. Hartford Business Journal - Greg Bordonaro - March 2015 Reforming Connecticut Prevailing Wage Law Would Save Taxpayers Money Working Group Proposed General Assembly suspend prevailing wage law for state funded muni projects for towns that meet certain level of distress or for duration of economic downturn. Rob Kane - St Legislator - Jan 2010 Summary of Connecticut Prevailing Wage Laws Provided by State of Connecticut State - Connecticut Website - June 2008 PREVAILING WAGE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN OTHER STATES Information of what states place prevailing wage requirements on economic development projects State of CT - Office of Legislative Research - May 2007 Prevailing Wage Information Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Project Management Office State of Connecticut - Dept of Labor - 2008 PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS Thirty-one states, including Connecticut, have laws requiring payment of prevailing wage for some public works construction projects. Office of Legislative Research - State of Connecticut - Feb, 2002 Prevailing Wage Law Changes Substantive Changes in State Law During Past 20 Years State - Office of Legislative Research - Feb 2002 Repeal Prevailing Wage Law to Increase School Funds The argument made by concerned Ohio residents who sought the repeal of Prevailing Wage on school construction projects Jeff Williams - The Buckeye Institute - Nov 2003 Financially Strapped States Eye Repeal or Reform of Prevailing Wage Laws In light of widespread and severe state budget deficits, several states want repeal of the Prevailing Wage Law Associated Builders - ABC - Feb 2003 Determining the Prevailing Wage for Public Projects From Connecticut Office of Legislative Research John Moran - OLR - March 2003 Summary of Connecticut Prevailing Wage Law The law applies to each contract for the construction of any public works project by the State State - Connecticut Statutes - Dec 2003 Source nytimes.com National Debt Details Welcome Fellow Taxpayers We invite you to join with The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc. (FCTO) and work to Reduce Your State and Local Taxes more...