“House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, said the federal tax law is actually a good thing because it will force the state of Connecticut to reconsider how it raises revenues. ‘If 40 years of Democrat-controlled legislatures in this state didn’t put us in the position we’re in maybe that tax bill wouldn’t be affecting us in the way that it is,’ Klarides said.”
– CT News Junkie story, “Connecticut Lawmakers Brace Themselves For Revenue Estimates,” Jan. 2
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