You can call it unprecedented, stunning or historic. But in the end, you have to call it wrong. General Assembly Democrats and Democrat Governor Malloy have passed legislation that will only worsen Connecticut’s already existing anti-business environment and unemployment woes. Previous pieces in the GOP View have demonstrated how Connecticut has been catapulting towards economic [...]

How is Connecticut doing? Let’s examine some statistics:
In 2008, Connecticut had the third-highest local and state tax burden in the U.S., trailing only New York and New Jersey, according to the Tax Foundation. And this was before the huge two-year tax increase recently signed by Governor Malloy.
 
Connecticut has the highest net tax-supported debt of any [...]

This week legislative Republicans in the General Assembly unveiled budget a proposal or as I like to call it “The People’s Budget.”
It’s a two-year plan to balance Connecticut’s budget without increasing taxes on everyday goods and services such as gasoline, back-to-school clothing, non-prescription drugs and haircuts.
This budget contains no new taxes and in fact protects [...]

Deb Lows suggestions 4-11-2011

SAVE THE DATE
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Forum — Saturday, March 13, 2010
Location: Veterans Park Elementary School auditorium
8 Governor Street
Ridgefield, CT
Time: 2:00 to 4:00pm
Candidates will be available to greet public at 1:30pm and after event.
Format: [...]

Apocalyptic.  Most people are there right now. What are we hearing?
“Deficits are out of control everywhere — $12.5 billion and growing in Connecticut alone.”
“States will have to start declaring bankruptcy.”
“One out of every three dollars in the U.S. belongs to the Chinese government.”
I’m not apocalyptic – although things are not good. Americans have [...]

Rarely has Connecticut’s legislature convened as many times as it has this year just to discuss the state budget. Here’s what happened at our eighth budget session: The legislators who control 70 percent of the vote, the budget process, and the legislative agenda walked into the State Capitol, opened the session, banged the gavel, [...]

We are experiencing unprecedented and precarious financial times, and not just because of the current crisis in the financial markets.  Our state’s executive and legislative branches’ budget offices are projecting a $300 million dollar deficit for this year and a staggering $2 billion20deficit for the 2010-2011 budget.
As a candidate to represent Ridgefield in the State [...]