Posts Tagged ‘Legislature’
Democrats to Connecticut: If it moves … tax it!
Here we go … notice the new mantra of the Democrats … “Fairness“. Wealthy executives, small businesses, middle-class homeowners and college students buying textbooks would all pay higher taxes under a budget proposal by the legislature’s Democratic majority that would increase taxes by more than $3 billion over the next two years. The state’s richest…
Read MoreAutomatic pay raises for legislatures
Quick post about automatic pay raises. Back in the late 1990s (I think) Massachusetts residents had a big issue with the legislature voting themselves a pay raise. The result was an amendment to the Commonwealth’s constitution that set up automatic raises based on median household income. I’m sure some politicians quietly smiled, knowing that they…
Read MoreState Legislature sets sights on Roman Catholic Church – Update
Well, it seems as if President Obama isn’t the only one who wants to reshape our institutions in new and “progressive” ways. The Judiciary Committee of the CT General Assembly will hold a public hearing on March 11 at noon in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford concerning Raised S.B. number 1098.…
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