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When increased taxes are bad – increase government fees

By Steve McGough / March 31, 2009 /

Just like many American families, the State of Connecticut is battling a budget problem. You see, revenues are down and expenses are up. Unlike the government, families just can’t raise their fees to generate income. Since increasing taxes has resulted in Tea Parties all over the country (bad karma for politicans), Governor M. Jodi Rell…

Ridgefield Tea Party Draws 300 – Media Ignores – Update:Video

By Jim Vicevich / March 22, 2009 /

Update: This video of the Tea party comes courtesy of one of our chat room chatters, “Wayne” via Michelle Malkin. Why do we care. Well Wayne writes:

Connecticut pistol micro-stamping update

By Steve McGough / March 17, 2009 /

The Connecticut Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing yesterday concerning SB 353, an Act Concerning the Microstamping of Semiautomatic Pistols. Here is an update from the National Rifle Association. A strong showing of law-abiding gun owners spoke loudly yesterday in Hartford at the hearing on Senate Bill 353, a bill which would ban…

Connecticut lawmaker wants to change date of Halloween – Ties to Big Candy?

By Steve McGough / October 24, 2011 /

Trick or treat? Connecticut State Rep. Tim Larson (D) wants to move Halloween from Oct. 31 to the last Saturday in October. Does Larson have an inordinate amount of election contributions coming in from Big Candy?

Connecticut state unions to American taxpayers: More money please

By Jim Vicevich / February 18, 2010 /

File this under the heading “Big Cashews”. The state unions joined with their favorite liberal Democrat (I know, redundant these days) … not just asking Connecticut taxpayers but taxpayers nationwide, to cough up more cash for state workers … all in the name of economic stimulus. They even released a report with a title that…

I’ve been polled: Connecticut governor’s race

By Steve McGough / October 14, 2009 / Comments Off on I’ve been polled: Connecticut governor’s race

If you’re one of those people who wonders who those pollsters are calling, look no further. Somehow, I got on a list and just got off the phone with a nice woman from Issues & Answers Network, Inc. (I think), a marketing research company out of Virginia Beach. The poll was quite specific to Connecticut…

Public service in Connecticut – legislators playing solitaire

By Jim Vicevich / September 2, 2009 /

Just so you don’t forget … here’s that picture of our esteemed legislators fiddling while Connecticut’s taxpayers burn. OK … sure its a $37 billion dollar budget that will mean tax increases for most people in Connecticut. Sure these card playing “public servants” have better things to do than actually listen to the debate on…

Federal stimulus funds for crime victims in Connecticut

By Steve McGough / May 26, 2009 / Comments Off on Federal stimulus funds for crime victims in Connecticut

Providing $1 million in federal grant money for victims of crime in Connecticut really sounds honorable, but why the heck is the federal government providing these funds to the state? The baseline of most of my opinions is the United States Constitution. The Constitution provides specific responsibilities to Congress and the rest are left to…