Legislative Shift Needed to Reverse Continued Job Losses

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says he's willing to consider income tax or capital gains tax hikes if new revenue used to pay down pension debt. bit.ly/2IuKlaS #ctbudget

Focus on costly mandates and a reluctance to cut spending block investment, job creation, and #CTeconomy growth. "How many more jobs do we have to lose before the legislature changes its direction?" asks one economist. bit.ly/2Gmtgw2

State loses 1,300 jobs in March, including 1,100 private sector positions. Construction, leisure and hospitality sectors post biggest losses. Overall YTD losses now 3,400 (-0.2%). bit.ly/2MU6sWu pic.twitter.com/taZfu6IkQ5

Looking forward to @ctnewsjunkie, @MaxReiss, @SusanRaff1, @EdPageCourant lifting the curtain on legislature's debates on #ctbudget, #paidFMLA, #healthcare, #tolls, and more, 4.26.19 @aquaturfclub. bit.ly/2RZF7ZK

Says one lawmaker about #paidFMLA mandate: "The numbers 📉 aren't adding up." Adds another: "There are so many gaping holes. 🕳There are hundreds of questions that have not been answered." bit.ly/2Zjxf5p

What do @GDElectricBoat @CurtisPkging and @TRUMPFinc have in common? They will all be at #Manufacturing Innovation Day! Join us 5.21 at the State Capitol to hear their stories and celebrate this critical industry ow.ly/dP1530ol7FS #Hartford #ctleg

School administrators, guidance counselors realizing "they have a segment of their population they’re not serving and this is an opportunity to service that segment, the non-college bound kids." bit.ly/2XdhURY #manufacturing #MadeinCT