With Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his fellow Democrats in legislative leadership bumping heads over the next budget, Senate Republicans are hoping they can coax their Democratic colleagues into bipartisan talks. But the chances of that happening appeared slim Monday.
June 15, 2015
Posted inEducation, Health, Money, Politics
Bye: Malloy should have scaled back transportation plan to ease tax hikes
A key Democratic legislative leader pushed back Monday on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s last-minute effort to scale back business tax hikes in the new state budget. Sen. Beth Bye said the Democratic governor’s bid to remove about $224 million in tax hikes over two years might have been received better had he sacrificed some of the new transportation funding he requested.
Posted inMoney
The tricky business of measuring business climate
Forbes ranks Connecticut 36th among the states as a place to do business. Others peg it as low as 47th. On the plus side, Bloomberg places it fourth on its list of innovative states. And Connecticut ties for second-lowest business tax burden measured against productivity. Does it matter?
Posted inCT Viewpoints
There is more to Connecticut life than business taxes
Since the state budget was finalized, all we have heard in the media is that major corporations and Connecticut citizens are threatening to leave the state because of the increasing taxes. But I would like to ask my fellow citizens and these large companies to consider that this budget offers a real lifeline to some Connecticut children and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.