Minority Leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives Themis Klarides joined Brad Davis and Gary Byron to talk about how un-business friendly the state of Connecticut is with the new taxes and fees, as well as people moving out of the state.
Minority Leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives Themis Klarides joined Brad Davis and Gary Byron to talk about how un-business friendly the state of Connecticut is with the new taxes and fees, as well as people moving out of the state.
FRANCIS PADILLA, President Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. Back in January Brad interviewed me about the high costs of health care and what the Governor and the Legislature should do about them. An invitation was extended to come back on to update you later in the session. There is a bill, HB 7267, that would make coverage more affordable to employees of small business and nonprofit organizations, and individuals who have to buy insurance on their own. It is working its way through the process. Rep. Sean Scanlon, Sen. Matt Lesser and Comptroller Kevin Lembo are the authors and champions of the bill....She joined Paul to talk about this
The next round of stimulus checks are coming, and with unemployment benefits ending, Patrick Gourley from the University of New Haven jumped on with Gary to break down the impact on the economy from both of these events.
Political commentator Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh joined Brad and Paul to talk about energy policies being proposed in Connecticut and The Carbon Tax and Storm Water Runoff Tax.
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