“Laura has an in-depth understanding of the economy and financial markets and was able to make complex ideas easy to understand for the average CNN Financial News viewer.” – Maris Schwartz, Former Editor, CNN Financial News Continue Reading →
Laura Kostin
Recent Posts
State Rep Candidates Talk Pensions, Tolls, Opioids
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On Wednesay night after candidate for State Senator Scott Frantz and Alex Bergstein debated, four State Representative candidates had their own debate. Moderator Kay Maxwell first asked about solving problems with state pensions. Steve Meskers, a finance expert who had a 35-year career on Wall Street specializing in emerging markets with a focus on Latin America, is challenging incumbent Mike Bocchino in the 150th House district, said the state’s pension funds system was pay-as-you-go from 1931 until about 1975. “In 1984 those pensions began to be fully funded for a short while, and then were left unfunded. The gap is tremendous,” he said. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Fred Camillo, Laura Kostin, League of Women Voters, Mike Bocchino, Steven Meskers
LWV Debate Double-Header Scheduled: Bergstein vs Frantz, Plus State Rep Candidates Bocchino, Meskers, Camillo, Kostin
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The League of Women Voters of Greenwich will host two debates for candidates running for the State Legislature at Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 from 7:00 -9:00 pm. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Alex Bergstein, Fred Camillo, Laura Kostin, Mike Bocchino, Scott Frantz, Stephen Meskers
Letter: Greenwich Democrats Are Charged up for November
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“Democrats from Greenwich would be so novel we would command attention! In addition however, all the candidates are serious-minded people running on positive policy platforms…What’s not to like? This is a platform that appeals to all Democrats and large swathes of unaffiliated voters. In fairness our Republican friends share some of these objectives too. But decades of sending Republicans to Hartford hasn’t cured any of our ills.” – John Blankley Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Alex Bergstein, Chris Murphy, Howard Richman, Jim Himes, Laura Kostin, Richard Blumenthal, Sandy Litvack
Greenwich Moms Demand Action Chapter Calls for Gun Control Legislation
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In an effort to further their goals to protect common sense gun legislation, the MDA leaders provided a list of midterm election candidates, who align with their goals, to support. Among those candidates were featured speakers Laura Kostin (D), a District 151 candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives, and Stephen Meskers (D), a District 150 candidate for the House. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Alexis Gevanter, Jen Barro, Laura Kostin, Maura Murphy Osborne, MDA, Melissa Devaney, Moms Demand Action
Kostin: Stefanowski’s Promise to Abolish CT Income Tax is Dangerous
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“In Kansas, Gov. Brownback said an income tax cut would keep businesses and educated residents from decamping to “Houston or Dallas or or Chicago or somewhere else.” (Sound familiar, Connecticut?) What followed wasn’t explosive growth but what is widely regarded as one of the most spectacular failures in the history of real-world supply-side economics.” – Laura Kostin Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Fred Camillo, House District 151, Laura Kostin
Kostin: Why I Have Zero Tolerance for Trump’s Immigration Policy
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“My Armenian ancestors, who fled the Caucuses, arrived on Ellis Island via a ship called the La Bretagne. They were Christians desperate to escape persecution at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Years later, those who stayed became victims of what would become the first genocide of the 20th century.” – Laura Kostin Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Laura Kostin
Laura Kostin Seeks Democratic Party Nomination to Challenge Camillo for State Rep in District 151
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Laura Kostin is a mother of four, first term member of RTM district 8 and breaking news producer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Fred Camillo, Laura Kostin
Letter: Budkins and Hess are very competent women committed to making Greenwich better
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“What is our town becoming when our good faithful servants are attacked without cause.” – Richard F. Kriskey Continue Reading →