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January 4, 2024

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Connecticut rings in new year with large income tax cuts

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 30 Weekly Newsletter Delivery New Year’s revelers have reason to cheer 2024: income tax cuts will benefit 59% of all CT tax filers. Three tax cuts adopted with bipartisan support last spring take effect this January: the largest income tax reduction in state history, greater exemptions on pensions for seniors,…
December 21, 2023

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Khanna helped pass landmark legislation, but discovers constituents also appreciate her

listening ear Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 29 Weekly Newsletter Delivery The politician knocks on the door once. Twice. She steps back on the front stoop so as not to appear intimidating, and eventually, someone inside cracks it open, and peers out warily. The Listening Visit is a scene Democrat Rachel Khanna has repeated thousands…
December 20, 2023

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Election for Greenwich Democratic Party members

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 29 Weekly Newsletter Delivery The new year is shaping up to be a pivotal one for us as local Democrats. We all need to rally behind democracy itself in the presidential election. We have to re-elect our state house representatives who swept three seats for the first time ever in…
December 14, 2023

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Hamstrung by a dysfunctional GOP majority, Himes reflects on other ways to make a positive impact

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 28 Weekly Newsletter Delivery As an Amtrak Acela whisked him back to Washington D.C. and work last Sunday, Greenwich Congressman Jim Himes couldn’t help lamenting how little actual work the Republican-led Congress had done. “The last Congress, run by Democrats, made the biggest investment ever in our infrastructure, biggest effort…
December 8, 2023

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Town legislature to vote on quality of life and clean air improvements

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 27 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Clean air, quality-of-life measures heading to RTM on Monday Greenwich’s 230 member Representative Town Meeting (RTM) will vote on several proposals aimed at addressing various environmental issues: clean energy, noise, and a pathway for bikes, scooters and other non-motorized transportation. It’s a rare convergence of quality-of-life…
November 30, 2023

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Greenwich commits to polluting technologies that waste money and harm public health

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 26 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Absent leadership from top, town projects get the green light without green energy Since 2021, the Board of Selectmen’s Energy Management Advisory Committee has made recommendations to reduce the town government’s energy usage by 20-40% to meet the energy goal of the Plan of Conservation and…
November 10, 2023

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There’s much to be proud of

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 24 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Our work begins today Friends and neighbors, Thank you for your votes on Tuesday. Thank you for your engagement this election season. Thank you for opening this newsletter. If there’s one message you should take away from the results, it’s that, in a democracy, your participation…
November 5, 2023

Opinion

KRUMEICH: Erickson is ready to lead Greenwich on day one

Submitted by Elizabeth Krumeich, former member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation Laura Erickson, candidate for First Selectperson, is ready to lead the Greenwich community on day one. Laura has served as Chair of the Board of Education. You do not get elected by your peers on a bi-partisan board without demonstrating your understanding…
November 5, 2023

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We need a reset at Town Hall

Cast your vote for a better Greenwich I’ve seen a lot in my time as a business professional, an elected official, a town resident and in my 17 years as a public school parent. But nothing like this. Extreme political ideologies espoused by some on the Republican Town Committee are influencing local government and the…
November 4, 2023

Opinion

RAMER: A Look Back at the BET

Submitted by Jeff Ramer, Democratic member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation I may have a unique perspective on Greenwich’s Board of Estimate and Taxation, its “BET”. When I step off the BET at the end of December, it will complete 16 years of service. I am deeply grateful to this Town that entrusted…