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    Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  1. Rich Paying More Broadens Opportunity For All

    Most people would agree that Connecticut's wealthiest residents should pay a greater share of their income in taxes than middle- and working-class residents. With 100, 1,000 or even 10,000 times more disposable income than the average resident, the state's richest individuals can afford to pay more. Although the federal tax system works this way, our state system is the opposite.
    The Hartford Courant
    Most people would agree that Connecticut's wealthiest residents should pay a greater share of their income in taxes than middle- and working-class residents. With 100, 1,000 or even 10,000 times more disposable income than the average resident, the state'...

    Tags: Taxation, Economic Policy, Politics, Investments, Employment Opportunities

  2. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  3. New Britain Foundation Awarded $1 Million Last Year

    The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain last year gave more than $1 million to projects, scholarships and causes to promote health and well-being in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington. The foundation’s directors concluded the...

    Tags: Plainville, Awards and Prizes, New Britain, Southington

  4. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  5. State Tax Credit Too Important To Cut

    The earned income tax credit, or EITC, is one of the best domestic policy tools ever invented. Since it can only be claimed by people who work and pay taxes, it encourages and rewards work. It keeps low-income wage earners out of poverty. The money...

    Tags: Taxation, Greenwich, Politics, Credit and Debt, Interior Policy

  6. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  7. Malloy's Budget: A Fiscal High Wire

    <strong>TOWNS SEE LOOMING SHORTFALLS</strong>
    TOWNS SEE LOOMING SHORTFALLS By Betsy Gara Town leaders are anxiously crunching numbers as they review Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed budget. Given the size of the budget deficit, the Connecticut Council of Small Towns applauds the intent of the...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Connecticut Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Politics, Unemployment Benefits

  8. Nov 15, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant
  9. Report: In Three Decades, CT Moved From Top To Bottom In Income Equality

    The Hartford Courant
    When Greenwich billionaire Edward Lampert moved to Florida earlier this year, did you feel better off? That question is at the heart of a report out Thursday that shows Connecticut went from being one of the states with the highest income equality in the...

    Tags: Kmart, Greenwich, Labor Day, Sears, Personal Income

  10. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant
  11. Connecticut's Rise in Inequality, and What It Means

    Income inequality, like its cousin, corporate greenmail, can be bad or not-so-bad. If it means the richest people are making huge gobs of money while the rest of us are getting ahead nicely, that's not so terrible. A new report from Connecticut Voices...

    Tags: Connecticut Labor Markets, Labor Day, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)

  12. Mar 6, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  13. A proposal to raise Connecticut's minimum wage stirs debate

    You could work full time, every week of the year at Connecticut's $8.25-per-hour minimum wage and come up with a pre-tax annual income of $17,160. That's more than $5,700 below the federal poverty level for a family of four.
    You could work full time, every week of the year at Connecticut's $8.25-per-hour minimum wage and come up with a pre-tax annual income of $17,160. That's more than $5,700 below the federal poverty level for a family of four. When you adjust for...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Meriden, Labor Legislation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Republican Party

  14. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant
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  16. Nov 30, 2011 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  17. New data on poverty in Connecticut shows more bad news

    Here's a chilling indicator of how nasty Connecticut's recession has been: the number of people living in poverty in the past three years increased in Bloomfield, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford, Wethersfield and Windham. That's according to a new...

    Tags: Wethersfield, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), West Haven, Personal Income

  18. Dec 28, 2011 |Story| WTXX-LTV
  19. The income gap is growing very quickly in Connecticut

    Like the rest of the nation, wage increases for Connecticut's higher-income workers rose at a much faster rate than for the lowest-paid employees during the past five years, according to a new analysis.
    Like the rest of the nation, wage increases for Connecticut's higher-income workers rose at a much faster rate than for the lowest-paid employees during the past five years, according to a new analysis. Pay for the top 10 percent of workers rose by 14....

    Tags: Washington, DC, Occupy Wall Street, CEO Pay

  20. Jun 15, 2009 |Story| WTIC-LTV
  21. Connecticut Film Tax Credit Debate

    Fox 61
    Since 2006, Connecticut has gotten more of the Hollywood action, particularly after legislators passed a film tax credit program, which translated into big time savings for movie makers. That meant anywhere up to a 30% tax credit if they shoot in the...

    Tags: Movies, Politics, Connecticut, Credit and Debt, State Budgets

  22. Jun 15, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
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