Archive for April, 2009

GOP proposes no-tax-increase budget

by: admin April 16, 2009

House and Senate Republicans today proposed an alternative balanced budget that eliminates massive Democratic tax increases, preserves vital programs and services at 2007 levels, and greatly reduces government costs through consolidations, agency mergers, retirements and salary and benefit concessions.  The proposal requires no reduction to municipal aid – including no reduction in education funding to [...]

Democrat Legislators Worsen State Economy

by: manderson April 7, 2009

The economic future of Greater Waterbury residents already concerned about keeping their jobs and feeding their families took a turn for the worse last Thursday when the state legislature’s majority Democrats unveiled the massive tax increases they have planned for Connecticut’s beleaguered taxpayers.