Dan Haar, Register Citizen

Dan Haar

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Norwalk, CT, United States

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Past articles by Dan:

Dan Haar: State of the...vote? Georgia's Raffensperger brings upbeat message to CT

Brad Raffensperger, the elections chief who spurned Trump in Georgia, tells a mostly... → Read More

Dan Haar: Moving vans? CT lost thousands of people to other states last year, Census says

Connecticut attracted thousands more residents than it lost in the pandemic years but that trend reversed by the end of 2021, new Census Bureau figures sh → Read More

Dan Haar: CT mansion tax, higher levies on the rich, school consolidation in top senator's plan

Owners of houses and apartments worth more than $2.1 million would pay a new state tax and top income earners would see higher taxes under a plan by Sen. Martin Looney → Read More

Dan Haar: Day 1 on the CT cannabis trail with a supporter and critic

State Rep. Josh Elliott of Hamden was a key backer of legal cannabis. As the CT adult non-medical market opened Tuesday, we reprised our 2019 Massachusetts tour. → Read More

Dan Haar: Three new top state officials cap 'an unlikely path' to power

Treasurer Erick Russell, Comptroller Sean Scanlon and Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas described lofty goals as they settled in on a day of pomp and circumstance → Read More

Dan Haar: Every single CT city has a white mayor. Will that change?

By my count, CT has one Black mayor, one Latino mayor and one Black first selectman, all in towns under 40,000. Hartford is likely to add to the total in 2023 → Read More

Dan Haar: Lamont defends urban strongholds against a Stefanowski push

Like any Democrat, Gov. Ned Lamont looks to cities as a wellspring of votes. Has he done enough to earn the urban landslide over Bob Stefanowski? → Read More

Dan Haar: A Mets fan in CT shares why Judge's home run tally matters

The home run record chase of Yankees' star Aaron Judge ties together history, culture and sport as he passes Roger Maris in the record books. → Read More

Who are the Top Workplaces 59 winners? A close-up look at the list

The 2022 Hearst Connecticut Media Top Workplaces list includes 14 first-time winners and... → Read More

Top Workplaces Special Awards reveal companies’ best strengths

In addition to the overall rankings for small, midsize and large employers, Hearst... → Read More

Dan Haar: Barely known college debt forgiveness plan worth billions — with Oct. 31 deadline

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is poorly known and but the deadline to apply... → Read More

Dan Haar: Martha's Vineyard response shamed DeSantis' cruel migrant ploy

It was uplifting to witness the response on Martha's Vineyard to 50 Venezuelan asylum... → Read More

Dan Haar: FBI Trump raid helped Levy in CT primary, hurting GOP Senate chances

Angry Republicans may have flocked to Leora Levy against Themis Klarides in the Senate... → Read More

Dan Haar: The hard challenge of luring visitors to CT attractions

Connecticut’s $3 million ‘Find Your Vibe’ summer tourism campaign must steer... → Read More

Dan Haar: The CT volunteer matching Ukraine refugees with sponsors

For Dana Bucin, an immigration lawyer and honorary Romanian consul general to... → Read More

Dan Haar: Rift on CT cannabis council reveals problems in creating a marijuana market

The CT Cannabis Social Equity Council require applicants for licenses to submit tax... → Read More

Dan Haar: Rejecting state employee contracts would cost taxpayers $230 million more

The proposed state employee contracts call for $3,500 in bonuses and raises of 2.5... → Read More

Dan Haar: A state official’s two weeks of sickness, tragedy and work

The first two weeks of COVID-19 in 2020 were life-changing for Tony Guerrera, deputy... → Read More

Dan Haar: A hard-won return to McDonald’s in a historic union battle

These workers could make history as the first McDonald’s workers in the United States... → Read More

Dan Haar: New Britain mayor describes alleged pressure from Diamantis to hire company that employed his daughter

‘Kostas told us ... that we should hire this company to do the work for us.’ New... → Read More