Posts by Nancy Sheed
Hartford’s hidden taxes
On Feb. 8, Governor Malloy put forth his vision for our state budget for 2018 and 2019. Deficit projections currently forecast at $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, make balancing a budget a challenge. Our governor’s fiscal solution to bring spending in line with revenues — push tax increases down to the municipal level and…
Read MoreChallenges lie ahead in state government
On Jan. 4, the 2017 legislative session, began debating issues in Hartford that are of immense importance to our communities, our families and ourselves. Of these, the most important is to set a budget for fiscal years ’18 and ’19 that will balance core government services with fiscal prudence. With the historic Republican gains in…
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