State Senate candidate Rob Michalik highlighted his plan for moving Connecticut forward during a legislative debate sponsored by the Greater Bristol Chamber of Commerce Monday night at St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol. “In order to grow jobs here in Connecticut and keep our seniors, children and grandchildren from leaving the state, we have to do three things,” said Michalik, according to a news release from his campaign. “First and foremost, we need to get our fiscal house in order by controlling taxes and spending and appropriately addressing our long-term unfunded liabilities. Second, we need to take steps to eliminate unnecessary regulations that prevent businesses from growing. Lastly, we need to make sound, prudent investments in the areas of transportation, high quality education, and innovation.” “When asked how we can best keep our young working professionals here in Connecticut, Mr. Martin suggested we need more Starbucks.” said Michalik in his campaign release. “It is disappointing to hear little mention of the stressful burden of debt and availability of high paying jobs. The key to keeping people, young or old, here in Connecticut is making sure we have good paying jobs, not the number of Starbucks in a given area.” […]
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