Friday, July 9, 2021
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Volume 27, Number 27
Both sides feel good about state budget
TRAVELIN’ SHOW
A rarity in these heated political times, local lawmakers – both Democrats and Republicans – feel good about the state biennial budget, which went into effect July 1 and runs through June 30, 2023.
In lieu of a live performance this year, Paperhouse Productions filmed their musical theatre adventure Dear Edwina JR. on locations around Durham and Middlefield. Dear Edwina JR. follows the adventures of a 13-year-old advice columnist and problem-solver named Edwina, who dishes out advice and wisdom with the help of her friends and a little song and dance. In June, Paperhouse Productions presented the video for the first time on a large screen at the Durham Fairgrounds.
On your marks ... Tuesday Night Fun Runs, held at the Coginchaug Regional High School track and field complex, are back. A post on the Durham Recreation Department Facebook page states, this year, races include a 5K or specialty distance, and "Some weeks will be shorter, some longer, some on track, some on grass, etc. We are doing this to provide runners with distances that are not typically offered at other events." Runners of all ages – and from anywhere – are welcome. Register online via durhamct.recdesk.com.
“The fact that Connecticut has a compromise budget without new income or property tax increases pushed by many Democrats is good news considering the remarkable level of partisanship we experienced during the session through the combination of their General Assembly majority and a governor’s administration that operated with broad emergency powers," House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora stated. Dave Yaccarino, House Republican Senior Whip, applauded the passage of the budget on a bipartisan basis through the House of Representatives and Senate. Yaccarino said the budget, while not perfect, stayed within the spending cap and did not include new tax increases. “I am especially proud that this budget fully restores the Research and Development Tax Credit program and
will phase out the Connecticut State Income Tax on IRA pensions. I’m also thrilled that it keeps the promise made to teachers regarding their retirement benefits by honoring the 50 percent deduction on Connecticut income tax,” Yaccarino said. A press release from state Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams' office states: "With a billion-dollar year-end budget surplus, its Rainy Day Fund at historic highs, our state bond rating at its highest level in two decades, and state income tax and federal revenues swelling, Connecticut is well-positioned this year to make major investments in education, town aid, social services, health care, justice-related initiatives and workforce development programs, all the while remaining under our statutory spending cap."
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