Visit The Bee On Sunday
The offices of The Newtown Bee will be open for visits and tours from 11 am until 2 pm on Sunday during the Holiday Festival.
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Finance Board To Discuss Two Options For Council Presentation
By John Voket
The Board of Finance is planning a special meeting next Tuesday, December 5, to fina...
Amy McPadden canned 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Newtown Mobil improved to 4-0 with a 65-38 win over Alpine Realty in women’s basketball ...
New Power Company CEO
Talks About Fees, Environment
By Kendra Bobowick
Residents along Lake Lillinonah may see some administrative fees in years to come, but t...
Holiday Book Sale
DANBURY — The Friends of Danbury Library will host a holiday book sale on Tuesday, December 5, from 10 am until 2 pm. A large vari...
Free Blood Pressure Screening At Ashlar
The Ashlar of Newtown Nursing Department will sponsor a free blood pressure screening on Tuesday, December 19, from 10 a...
New Milford Hospital Posts December Activities
December 1, 15: Chair Yoga 10:30 to 11:30 am with Trish McDonald, RN. Relaxation techniques for cancer patients a...
Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of The ...
Sandy Hook Center—
Developer Makes Fourth Attempt For Condo Complex Â
By Andrew Gorosko
A Danbury developer’s fourth attempt to buil...
Students Are ‘Racing’ Ahead With Physics Lessons
By Kendra Bobowick
Promises of speed, the sounds of rumbling engines, horse power and ...
As I understand it, they would be allowed to have a single building that is completely residential, as long as they also do commercial somewhere else. Or they could put 160 apartments in a building and a single little office and that office would be “commercial” and qualify. Definitely attend. We are only at this point due to a misleading question on the November ballot.
My comments are apolitical. My point is that CT is not run well, regardless of the name of the party in office. It is underperforming almost all other states in the union with respect to the economy. People are not leaving just to retire. They're leaving to find jobs and that is a major concern for the future of the state.
I reiterate, MA and NY are generally run by Democrats. If CT people are fleeing CT for these states, then it is obvious that being run by Democrats is not the problem.
From the Hartford Business Journal.
The large number of people moving to high-tax states likely indicates people are chasing new job opportunities, among other potential reasons.
However, it should be noted that Connecticut used to be a tax haven back in the 1980s, before the state enacted its income tax, with people and companies moving here from high-tax states like New York.
That competitive advantage has been eroded over the last few decades, making it less painful for tax-conscious citizens to cross the border into a higher-tax state like New York.
Why are the jobs in NY and MA? Look at the profile of existing corporations that are there and the startup environment that those states promote. Why have some major employers left CT?
