Hot Mic: Rep. Hughes ‘Tax My People, They Won’t Even Notice’

Hot Mic: Rep. Hughes ‘Tax My People, They Won’t Even Notice’

Most lawmakers know better than to say the quiet part out loud — especially when the CT-N cameras are rolling. But sometimes, they forget the microphones are still hot.  On Tuesday — fittingly, Tax Day — Democratic legislators from the Tax Equity Caucus held a press conference to push for a capital gains tax increase, along with proposals to expand the child tax credit and override the state’s fiscal guardrails.  That’s when Rep. Anne Hughes (D-…