Steve NoxonDr. Busler is a public policy analyst and a Professor of Finance at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Finance and Economics. He has written op-ed columns in major newspapers for more than 35 years. He joins me today to discuss the current state of the economy, how we got here and the effect the policies being proposed by the Fed will have on our economy over the next few years or longer.
CT State Senators have called for accountability and transparency on how the Covid relief funds and the Opioid settlement money are spent with a series of initiatives. State Sen. Martin joins me to detail the specifics.
State senator Fazio joins me with more information on the CT Senate Republicans proposal to reduce sales taxes for the rest of 2022.
State Senator Eric Berthel joins us with an inside look at what exactly happened with the botched delivery of testing kits and masks promised by the Governor last week.
Dr. Busler returns with his outlook for the economy as we enter 2022.
Former CT State Senator Joe Markley joins me as we take a look back at some of the issues that affected the state in 2021.
CT State Senator and Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly joins me to discuss yet another in a long line of broken promises by the Gov. Lamont, this time the refusal again to fund the Valley Regional Fire School, a commitment he made in 2018 as a candidate for Governor.
In June, 2021, the state legislature authorized an increase in Medicaid funding to home care providers. As of today, this increase has yet to be implemented. State Sen. Kelly tells us what the impact of that delay has been and discusses his call to expedite that increase.
Yankee Institute policy director Ken Giardin joins me to discuss their latest policy report “Warning Signs: 2021” an update to their 2018 report assessing the unfunded liabilities fro9m pensions and retiree healthcare benefits in towns and cities in Connecticut.
Sen. Hwang joins me in studio with an update as dozens of legislators, joined by several community groups and concerned citizens, call for a public hearing on the distribution of federal COVID relief funds.