Archive for August, 2009

Rep. Miner hears concerns from employers

by: mdillon August 25, 2009

What will another tax on businesses do to manufacturers in this community and others throughout the state? One thing is for certain: It won’t help them create jobs for thousands of unemployed people in Connecticut. That was the message from business leaders here at Alcoa Howmet this afternoon, when Republican state Reps. John Rigby, Larry [...]

Budget can be balanced without raising taxes

by: mdillon August 6, 2009

In an effort to fuel stalled budget negotiations, my House and Senate Republican colleagues and I offered our third No Tax Increase budget to solve the state’s fiscal crisis through governmental consolidations and spending cuts, but we do not cut aid to towns and cities.
Republicans, using revised budget revenue estimates that required additional adjustments, again demonstrated that the [...]