Op-Ed
A Watershed Moment with the State Union Contract
Our Connecticut State Legislature is poised to make a truly historic choice; either dig our state out of a $5 billion biennial fiscal abyss responsibly or, once again, allow the state unions to reap asymmetrical benefits that significantly exceed both the private sector workforce and state employees from any other state in the country. One…
Read MoreNew Connecticut Regional Tax Structure is Devoid of Common Sense
As Connecticut residents, all of us have much to be proud of…a diverse and vibrant population, beautiful coastlines and an inspired history. However, our state’s fiscal status is not among our best assets. In fact, we continue with record deficits and a legacy of record tax increases without the revenues for a balanced budget. …
Read MoreHow to bring prosperity back to Connecticut
With all the controversy at the presidential level this election season, it is quite easy to lose sight of the important races for state representative and state senate. Arguably, more laws that affect our personal prosperity and our daily lives are passed by the legislature in Hartford than in our nation’s capitol. A stark…
Read MoreReturn 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,…
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