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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

6-11-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

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We know what limits educational achievement, Steve Perry doesn’t
Poverty, language barriers and failure to provide sufficient special education services are the primary factors the led to the educational achievement gap in this country. In any place, including Connecticut, inadequate state funding for public schools makes it virtually impossible to adequately respond to the growing challenges associated with the factors the led to this […] The post We know what


Why doesn’t Connecticut have a Fair and Progressive Income Tax?
In Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy’s world of “Shared Sacrifice,” middle-income families have taken a disproportionate hit. On the state level, Malloy’s tax plan resulted in higher state income tax rates, a reduced property tax credit, more sales taxes and the largest gas tax increase in state history.  All of these taxes had a heavy impact […] The post Why doesn’t Connecticut have a Fair and Progres


6-10-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:   Wait What? Connecticut – Otherwise known as “Budget Gimmicks R US”Some call it “Dishonest Budgeting.” Others call it “Cooking the Books” And still others say… “Well, it’s just the way thing are done here in Connecticut.” Whatever you call it, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his predecessors have used one budget gimmick after another to ensure that it is virtually impossible to deter