September 28, 2012
OP-ED | Get Your Money’s Worth on Hartford’s Front Street
by Heath W. Fahle | September 28, 2012 4:07pm
Hartford’s troubled Front Street project got good news this week when Gov. Dannel Malloy announced $1.3 million in state funding to bring Infinity Hall, a live music venue, to the site. After more than a decade of problems this is welcome on Front Street. For the state’s taxpayers though, it is just the latest chapter in a saga of crony capitalism.
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Tags: connecitcut, crony capitalism, corporate welfare, Front Street, hartford, Malloy, arch street tavern, heath w. fahle, dh
March 23, 2012
DUI Checkpoint Conspiracy?
by CTNewsjunkie Staff | March 23, 2012 8:04pm
At around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon the Hartford Police Department moved its DUI checkpoint away from downtown where 1,300 Democrats were gathered for their annual fundraiser to Park Street.
November 11, 2011
Industry Rebounds, Luxury Tax Still Annoys (w/video)
by Hugh McQuaid | November 11, 2011 3:02pm
As the economy rebounds, auto dealers are hoping the General Assembly will rethink a tax that went into effect in July, which increases the sales tax on cars priced at $50,000 or more.
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Tags: Luxury tax, auto show, auto industry, Malloy, Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, Connecticut International Auto Show, Hugh McQuaid
November 10, 2011
Auto Industry Rebounding in CT; Auto Show Starts Friday At Convention Center
by Ellen R. Delisio | November 10, 2011 5:00pm
State automotive leaders are celebrating a re-energized industry this weekend at the Connecticut International Auto Show, set for Friday through Sunday at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy plans to open the show Friday, joined by Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Melody Curry and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty. The show features some of the newest models of hybrid, luxury, family, and specialty cars.
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Calling All Distressed Homeowners
by Christine Stuart | November 10, 2011 4:00pm
The state wants to help the tens of thousands of homeowners on the verge of foreclosure or in the foreclosure process next week when it hosts a homeowners’ assistance event at the Connecticut Convention Center.
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