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While running into a local grocery store to grab a couple of supplies this evening, I had to pause for a moment and wonder if I was in California, rather than Connecticut. You see, I was stopped heading in by a gentleman looking for signatures on a petition. It seems that the petitioning has begun in Connecticut [...] 
I am plagued with having too many interests (hence the lack of focus on this blog). Two of my older interests have been architecture and conservation. If I had come of age either a little bit earlier or later, and if architecture paid a bit better, I could be designing many of the green properties [...] 
About a month ago, I offered some thoughts on federal taxes as part of my Centrist’s Platform. Today, I’d like to visit the local side of the tax puzzle, here in Connecticut. Specifically — I have a gripe with property taxes in Connecticut. In this state, the primary source of revenue for the 169 towns of Connecticut [...] 
The Courant is reporting the results of the first poll I’ve seen since primary season started of how Nutmegger voters are leaning for our Super Tuesday primary. Among Dems: Hillary: 41% Among the GOP: McCain: 39% So, among Dems there doesn’t seem to be much change from the [...] 
Seen at Insurance Journal: Acknowledging the ongoing concern over coastal property insurance in his state, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan maintained that the state’s coastal property insurance market is in pretty good shape with more than 100 insurers still writing in the state, even though the cost of coverage is high. “We have a problem with affordability, [...] 
CTNewsJunkie carried a post discussing some consumer advocates’ concerns about the Charter Oak health plan proposed by Governor Rell. Quoting the CTNewsJunkie post: Mrs. Rell proposed the plan, touted as a public-private partnership between managed care organizations and the state, last December. At that time, she said her administration would develop “an affordable, accessible product,” [...]
Seen in Insurance Journal: Mastropietro, chairman of the state’s Workers Compensation Commission, suggested that revisions passed in 1993 after what he termed a “bloodbath” between business and labor were good for businesses and have led to lower, more predictable costs for employers and the system. The changes included a one-third cut in benefits for injured workers. Since [...] |
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