There’s an oft-told tale about the income tax. And it’s completely false.
Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
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Debunking Connecticut’s enduring tax myth
There’s an oft-told tale about the income tax. And it’s completely false.
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Yes, that was Toby Moffett visiting Lowell Weicker
It’s been 37 years, time for a visit
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It’s not a trick question: Which governor is to blame for top two tax hikes in CT history?
Quick quiz: Which governor approved the two largest tax hikes in modern Connecticut history? If you answered Dannel P. Malloy you would be in elite company.
You also would be wrong — by any measure.
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A Republican asks: What is party loyalty in the time of Trump?
The backlash experienced by a Republican councilman after endorsing Hillary Clinton illustrates why some GOP candidates might distance themselves from Donald J. Trump, but only a handful have crossed that very bright line to say the Democratic nominee would be preferable as president.
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Malloy to get JFK ‘Profile in Courage’ for refugee stand
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will be awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his decision to welcome a Syrian refugee family to Connecticut after the governor of Indiana opposed a plan to relocate them to his state. The same honor went to a predecessor, Lowell P. Weicker Jr., in 1992.
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The subtext of Weicker’s endorsement of Foster
Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr.’s endorsement Friday of Mary-Jane Foster in the Bridgeport mayoral race gives the Foster campaign an opportunity to remind voters that Joe Ganim had a lot of help in reviving the city during his tenure as mayor.
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Connecticut’s unlikely history of casinos gets a new chapter
Failing to slam the door on casino gambling in 1991, Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. cut the deal in 1993 that both gave the industry a foundation and firmly capped its reach in Connecticut — until now. Today, the legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee holds a public hearing on what appears to be the strongest attempt in two decades to expand casino gambling off tribal lands.