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Casinos, Taxes, And Paid Family Leave

Chion Wolf
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WNPR
Ken Gosselin - Business reporter for the Hartford Courant.

Grab a pen and a book of stamps; it's time to talk about... taxes. Last week, the GOP unveiled a new, postcard-friendly measure -- "The The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act."

What exactly is in the tax overhaul bill and what does it mean for Connecticut? 

This hour, we dig in with POLITICO reporter Colin Wilhelm.

We also find out what’s happening with plans for a third casino in East Windsor, Connecticut, and we hear from Senator Richard Blumenthal about Sunday's mass shooting in Texas

Plus: zeroing in on paid family leave. Filmmaker Ky Dickens takes us behind the scenes of her new documentary Zero Weeks.

Event info:

For more information on the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund's "sneak peek" screenings of Zero Weeks, click here

GUESTS:

  • Ken Gosselin - Business reporter for the Hartford Courant
  • Sen. Richard Blumenthal - U.S. Senator from Connecticut
  • Colin Wilhelm - Financial and economic reporter for POLITICO
  • Ky Dickens - Writer and director of the documentary Zero Weeks

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Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

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Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

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The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

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