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State Blogs

Tea Parties in Stamford, Monroe and Buffalo

By Brendan Steinhauser on Mar 28, 2009

Today there were tea parties in Stamford, CT and Buffalo, NY. And some activists in Monroe, WA sent me a video of their protest from a couple of weeks ago. There are so many protests going on around the country leading up to tax day on April 15th that it's hard to keep up with them. This is a good sign for the limited government movement in America, though. People are finally coming out of their homes and taking to the streets to protest the bad policies coming out of state capitals and Washington, D.C.

State Press Releases

Governor Rell Caves in to Tax Hikes

After months of avoiding talk of any tax increases, Republican Gov. changes tune

Aug 04, 2009

On Thursday in front of reporters at the State Capitol, Connecticut’s Republican Gov., M. Jodi Rell, declared that she could no longer keep her promise of no new tax increases. In the updated budget that was released last Thursday, Gov. Rell proposed tax increases to offset the state’s projected, two-year shortfall of $8.55 billion.

State News

Don't Raise Income Tax

Letter to Editor

Feb 25, 2007

I am not sure I understand the people of this state. According to the latest polls, they think that Gov. M. Jodi Rell is doing an outstanding job. Polls also show they approve of increasing spending for education.

On the other hand, they don't approve of a budget that would increase the state income tax - probably the only significant thing the governor has proposed or done during her tenure. (Before anyone asks, I am a Republican and I did vote for her.)