Archive for August, 2009
Hwang Encourages Youth Group…
Rep. Tony Hwang attended a recent meeting of the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter where he spoke to a group of young people planning for a Memory Walk, the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Hwang, who represents Fairfield and Trumbull, discussed marketing strategies with these young, dedicated volunteers [...]
Rell Moving in Right Direction, but Concerns Remain
HARTFORD — It’s time for Democrats to “suck it up.” That was the message from House Minority Leader Larry Cafero today in the wake of Gov. M. Jodi Rell issuing yet another budget plan. Rell’s latest proposal would increase taxes on upper-income earners, eliminate the estate tax and, most important, would reduce the state’s sales [...]
Tell Your Legislator: Now is No Time to Tax Employers
WALLINGFORD — One by one, a half-dozen or so employers sitting around a table here today looked toward a bank of television news cameras and delivered a sobering message that liberal legislators in Hartford just don’t seem to get: More taxes on businesses will bring more job losses. For Republican legislators here, it was [...]
Danbury-Area Legislators Talk Taxes, Budget With Local Employers
DANBURY — Reps. Jan Giegler, David Scribner, and Mary Ann Carson, as well as Senators Mike McLachlan and Toni Boucher, hosted House Republican Leader Larry Cafero and Senate Republican Leader John McKinney to discuss the impact of tax increases proposed by Democrats in this year’s budget negotiations. The event was held at the Danbury Square Box [...]
Cafero, House Republicans Listen to Worries Over Job Layoffs
WINSTED — 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. Larry [...]
Republicans Offer Third No Tax Increase Alternative Budget
In an effort to fuel stalled budget negotiations, House and Senate Republicans today delivered their third No Tax Increase budget to solve the state’s fiscal crisis through governmental consolidations and spending cuts, but does not cut aid to towns and cities.Republicans, using revised budget revenue estimates that required additional adjustments, have again demonstrated that the [...]
Connecticut Businesses Can’t Afford More Taxes…
WOODBRIDGE — Conducting business in the state of Connecticut is difficult, and one executive here has a message for lawmakers: don’t make it any harder. Several House Republicans today toured Air Handling Systems, founded and owned by the Scott family. The contingent included Rep. Larry Cafero, leader of the House Republicans, as well as Themis [...]
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