Posts by terriewood
Arrogance has no place in public policy
This video clip was taped during a Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee meeting on June 1st 2015 last year. The legislative session would end less than 48 hours later. We were voting on the revenue side of the budget at this meeting. I’m inquiring, of the House Chair of the Committee, if provisions of SB…
Read MoreChallenges of balancing the Connecticut budget (Meet the Leaders video)
As the deadline was looming to balance the budget of an extended, short, (though felt very long) budget session, we discussed the challenges of Connecticut’s unfriendly tax policies and over bloated state employee union expenses.
Read MoreBipartisan support gets the job done
I very much enjoyed the opportunity to welcome back New Haven Mayor Toni Harp to the Capitol when she came to testify before the Finance Committee in March. Toni (while she was serving as state senator) and I co-chaired the Mental Health part of the Gun Safety Bill written and passed in response to Sandy Hook School…
Read MoreYour vote does matter
‘Don’t forget to vote’ is my key message in this month’s “Hartford Current” column in The Darien Times. The future of our country’s political leadership is unraveling in ways that many of us couldn’t have imagined. With Connecticut’s primary a month away, you may feel that there is little or nothing that you can do…
Read MoreReturning fiscal balance to our state
Here’s my first “Hartford Current” piece this season in The Darien Times: In the legislative short session that started yesterday, Feb. 3, our state faces continuing financial challenges. Despite record tax increases of 24% over the last five years, we are still struggling to find fiscal sustainability and stability. The Governor and the majority…
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