Jobs For Connecticut Now

Now that the Connecticut legislature has passed finished their session for this year, many folks might think there’s time to exhale before the new budget battles begin again.  But as Dan Haar (Courant Columnist) points out, the planning for next year should come with earnest and it should bring some responsible and critical decisions to our state’s financial outlook.  To see Haar’s piece click here.

Hartford – Jobs for Connecticut Now (JCN) and the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) are urging legislators to reject SB 417, a bill that would dictate locations where Connecticut companies must conduct some of their business.

JCN and CBIA are opposed to SB 417 because it imposes additional rules on a business community already burdened with overly proscriptive and costly state regulations. The proposed legislation will present additional impediments to a company’s ability to run its business efficiently and effectively.

The state should not dictate where a company must conduct its operations.  Rather, officials should work to create an atmosphere conducive to business growth, free from onerous regulation and needless intervention in the operations of tax-paying businesses.   When allowed to focus on these issues, companies can do what they do best: sustain and create well-paying jobs for Connecticut residents.  We urge members of the legislature to reject this proposal immediately and focus their attention on innovative ways to bring more commerce to Connecticut — not drive it away.

Jobs for Connecticut Now is a project of Jobs For New England Now, Inc., a non-profit coalition of citizens, businesses, pro-business groups and non-profit organizations determined to encourage economic growth and prosperity for communities across the greater New England region.