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In addition to Governor Lamont, other Connecticut politicians expressed their grief over Kane s death and their condolences to his family.
“I m saddened to learn of the passing of former Senator and State Auditor Rob Kane. He was a conscientious public servant in his near decade-long tenure as a legislator who always advocated for what he believed to be in the interests of his constituents and the state. On behalf of the entire Senate Democratic Caucus, I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to his children and his entire extended family,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Martin. I am saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Rob Kane, State Auditor and former state Senator, who worked on behalf of Connecticut residents for more than a decade. My heart breaks for his family. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time, tweeted Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz.
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Looney sees it as a solution to inequality.
“You have a disparity in Connecticut where Hartford has a mill rate of 74 and Greenwich a mill rate of 11 and everything in between that Greenwich raises $30 million on a single mill other communities raise only a modest amount of $100,000 or so,” Looney said..
Those swings in wealth are not necessarily helpful, according to Looney.
”In a state this small to have those kinds of contrasts is a real economic drag and an anchor on our state,” Looney said.
Looney added that “It is not another tax, it is a redistribution of property tax revenue. And many communities will benefit from it and see a significant decrease in their property tax liability.”