Fiscal Policy
Return prosperity to our great state
Here’s my most recent “Hartford Current” piece in The Darien Times: Our state fiscal challenges continue amid critical budget dynamics. fiscal year ‘16 ended at midnight Thursday June 30 with yet another deficit — this time $318 million. For the third time in a year, the state budget fell into deficit due to a drop…
Read MoreMuch done, more to do; highlights from Hartford
Here’s my most recent “Hartford Current” piece in The Darien Times: With the regular legislative session behind us, this a good time to provide a summary of some of the highlights (from Hartford). There was a good bit of legislation accomplished that had strong bipartisan support that will benefit many in our state. In all,…
Read MoreAre CT Democrats Breaking Free Of State Unions’ Grip? (Hartford Courant)
I have been sharing this article with everyone I know as I feel it succinctly lays out the challenges we are facing with the bloated budget and blatant conflicts of interest with regard to the unions. Read the entire article here: http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-unions-democrats-0531-20160531-story.html
Read MoreArrogance 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.
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