Connecticut

Instead of a simple, flat, and broad-based tax plan, Connecticut state senator Eric Coleman wants to make his job more important during the 2007 legislative session:

"I want to see more tax incentives with small businesses in mind," he said. "We want to provide the businesses with incentives to hire more community members."

He hoped to see requirements attached to benefits like loans or tax incentives, such as hiring residents from an economically troubled community, he said.