WASHINGTON — The Navy on Monday released a new submarine construction plan that makes Electric Boat the prime contractor on the costly Ohio-class replacement sub and shifts some work on Virginia-class subs to Newport News Shipbuilding. The total price tag of the Ohio-class replacement boats has been projected at $102 to $107 billion.
March 28, 2016
Posted inEducation
Session Notes: Meeting at the education department? B.Y.O.R.
Need a quick pick-me-up to get through a long meeting at the Connecticut State Department of Education? You’ll need to bring your own coffee.
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State college system must ‘do business differently,’ leader says
The state’s largest public college system needs to embrace the economic reality it faces and do business differently, Board of Regents President Mark Ojakian warned his finance panel Monday.
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Connecticut’s vanishing revenue
As income inequality rises, revenue declines. This is the counter-intuitive finding of states near and far from Connecticut which depend heavily on income tax. This is also why Connecticut is in the midst of another budget crisis and why more are expected.
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Could Connecticut be wooed by a fascist candidate?
We can argue whether Donald Trump is a “fascist” as some people claim. For me, the important question is: Would Americans follow a fascist? Would they elect a fascist president? We can look to Connecticut history for clues, and some parallels.
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A minefield of concerns complicates laying off state workers
Though all indications are that many state employees will receive pink slips soon, several factors make it difficult for Connecticut to downsize its workforce. And those same factors and others make it all-but-impossible to close the major budget deficits projected for the next few years with layoffs alone.