Connecticut is ranked 50th among the states for economic growth, the number of small businesses is shrinking more rapidly than in 47 states, the state just raised taxes by 1.8 billion dollars and that still won't be enough to maintain the overgenerous, underfunded state public pensions, Barron's rates the state as the worst in the union for investment, and don't get me started on the quiet but staggering growth in costs associated with probate court.
That, plus the loss of hundreds of more jobs at Pratt and Whitney; Ruger building its new plant, and its 400 new jobs, in North Carolina, and the capital's daily paper has a shrinking circulation, a sinking budget, and waning influence.
So, naturally, the city government would take the following action:
Council Passes Resolution Opposing Koch Brothers’ Takeover Of Hartford Courant