A sin tax is a go-to place for state bean counters to raise extra revenue to balance the books while asserting it could also help reduce major health issues. Critics argue, however, it disproportionately sucks financial oxygen from the poor, a debate lighting up the current session of the Connecticut General Assembly.
Entries Tagged as 'New Haven Independent'
As Malloy Pushes Second Chance Society, His Internship Application Asks About Arrest History
May 8th, 2015 · No Comments · News and Events
Governor Dan Malloy has been moving around the state advancing a second chance society for offenders, but his office internship application seems to be at odds with the spirit of his policy and with state law. From Alison Leigh Cowan, New Haven Independent: A form asks applicants for internships with Gov. Malloy’s Hartford office the […]
OIB Cracks One Million Views In 2014
December 29th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport
Okay, you gotta give me a little latitude to toot my testosterone. We’ve been populating this site for seven years and in 2014 OIB hit the one million view mark for the first time, according to statistics compiled by WordPress and Google Analytics that keep track of this sort of thing. Every year OIB traffic […]
Spoiler Alert! Pelto: No Guilt If He Costs Malloy November Election
August 4th, 2014 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
OIB friend Paul Bass of the New Haven Independent asked petitioning candidate for governor Jonathan Pelto in a video interview, “Would you feel guilty the day after the election if Democrats lost because you ran?” No way, says Pelto who adds he’s sending a message that Democrats cannot walk away from their constituencies.
Tags: Dan Malloy·John McKinney·Jonathan Pelto·New Haven Independent·Tom Foley
Beating Journalistic Tom-Toms, Foley Takes To Streets To Greet The Peeps
June 11th, 2014 · 2 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
If Republican-endorsed candidate for governor Tom Foley isn’t elected the state’s chief executive, can he make it as a street reporter? Foley took to the streets of New Haven to make good on his pledge to spend more time in Connecticut’s cities. Foley, the 2010 Republican candidate for governor who lost a squeaker to Democrat […]
Tags: Burroughs Community Center·Dan Malloy·New Haven Independent·Tom Foley
Yes To Keno Or No To Keno?
July 5th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
In the latest True Vote shared by our friends at the New Haven Independent, they ask: “Should the state proceed with expanding Keno to cities?” Let us know by casting your vote. The state is examining gaming expansion that includes the electronic game Keno in hundreds of restaurants and bars as well as slots at three pari-mutuel […]
Tags: New Haven Independent
McCarthy Appointed Chief Of New Haven Labor Relations
July 5th, 2017 · 30 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
It’s been nearly 18 months since he’s been on the public payroll, but City Council President Tom McCarthy is now the director of Labor Relations for the City of New Haven, a position that was available to him last year that he turned down during his failed State Senate primary bid against Democratic incumbent Marilyn […]
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Tags: Anne Pappas Phillips·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Jeanette Heron·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·New Haven Independent·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy·Toni Harp