You don't have to fool all the people all of the time; you just have to fool enough to get elected.
-Gerald Barzan
We have a presidential election coming up. An...
Rosalie V. Varisco
Rosalie V. Varisco, 74, of Sandy Hook, died unexpectedly, October 25, after a brief illness. She was born April 22, 1938, in Bridgeport.
Her ...
To the Editor :
This year we have a distinct choice for our state representative for the 106th District.
We can continue on our current course that relies heavi...
Storm’s Impact
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HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s elections chief is speaking with local officials to...
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Participants at the town’s “Howl-o-ween” party he...
New Memorial Park Benches At Dickinson Park
By Nancy K. Crevier
Employees of Newtown Parks and Recreation Department installed two new benches at Dickinson Memo...
To the Editor:
Please join me in supporting Lisa Romano for State Representative for the 106th District. Lisa understands the tough issues we face here locally ...
Reed Students Learn About Wolves
By Eliza Hallabeck
Before three wolves were led into Reed Intermediate School’s gymnasium on Wednesday, October 24,...
To the Editor:
We need Mitch Bolinsky as our representative in Hartford to fight the rising tide of debt and spending. Electing another Democrat will note solve...
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?
